Athelstaneford.
Lying to the North of Haddington.
Reputed to be the birth place of the Scottish flag seen in the sky during
a battle c.815 in which Athelstan the Saxon king and his army was routed
by Hungus the Pictish king. This event is commemorated by a monument in
the church yard.
Drem.
Lying to the south of Dirleton.
This village is the stopping point for trains running from Edinburgh to
North Berwick giving access to Gullane and Dirleton.
Garvald.
Nesting in the foothills of the Lammermuirs.
This village was built around a convent of Cistercian nuns.
Nearby stands the new Nunraw abbey built from stone quarried from rattlebags
quarry by Dirleton.
Gifford.
Lying to the South of Haddington.
The village grew up around Yester House built by the second Marquis Tweeddale
around 1700.
The ruined Yester Castle contains the underground vault known as "Goblin
Ha" reputed to be the work of fairies.
Innerwick.
Lying to the South West of Dunbar.
Built mostly during the 1830s around the ruins of Innerwick Castle the
village boasts an interesting toll house and clock to the West approach.
Ormiston.
Lying to the South of Tranent.
The village was built mid 18th century to encourage agriculture and local
industry.
The main street is the site of one of a limited number of 15th Century
pre-Reformation cruciform crosses.
Pencaitland.
Lying to the South of Tranent.
Dating from the 17th C, the village is divided by the river Tyne into
Wester and Easter Pencaitland. Wester Pencaitland has the mercat cross
and Easter Pencaitland has the parish church.
Stenton.
Lying to the South West of Dunbar.
The red sandstone buildings follow the natural curve of the landscape
forming a picturesque village. To the East of the foothills of the Lammermuirs.
Tyninghame.
Lying to the East of East Linton.
Built during the 18th and early 19th Century to accommodate the workforce
of the Earl of Haddington and latterly as an estate village.
Whitekirk.
Lying between Dunbar and North Berwick.
The church was built and dedicated to Our Lady of Haddington in the 15th
Century. Destroyed by fire in 1914 the church was restored by Robert Lorimer
in 1917. |