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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIRLETON [village] | Dirleton Dirleton Dirleton Dirleton Dirleton |
Chamber's Gazetteer, Statist: Acct: [Statistical Account] Greenwood's Map Fullarton's Gazetteer Johnstons Map |
002 | [Situation] About 1 1/2 Mile W.S [West South] West from Williamston A small village consisting of a number of neatly built cottages chiefly in the Gothic style, with gardens attached. It contains the parish church and manse and the parish school also a Free Church, a post office, and an Inn. In the centre of this village stands the romantic ruins of the castle of Dirleton. It is built on ground feued from the estate of Archerfield. |
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[page] 12Parish of Dirleton
In Forms 136 page
78 - Dirleton
[Note] -- The village of Dirleton, situated near the centre of the parish,
on the road from Edinburgh to North Berwick, is one of the most
beautiful in Scotland. Mrs Hamilton Nisbet Fergusson, the principal
proprietor in the parish, has rebuilt the greater number of the houses
here in the cottage ornèe style. Each cottage is surrounded with
its own plot of flowers and shrubs; and the whole are scattered
along two sides of the village green, of which a third side is
occupied with the magnificent remains of Dirleton Castle, and its
fine garden and bowling-green. -- (Fullartons Gazetteer of Scotland)
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