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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEITH HOUSE (1590) | Keith House Keith House Keith |
John Wedderburn Esqr. John Milne Co. [County] Map |
014 | [Situation] About 2 miles SS.W. [South-South-West] from West Salton A large mansion house and offices, in good repair, having pleasuregrounds &c attached Occupied by John Wedderburn Esqr. the property of the Earl of Hopeton, |
| WINDY MAINS | Windy Mains Windy Mains Windy Mains Windy Mains Windymains |
Robert Forman John Forman John Milne Co. [County] Map (1799) List of Farms Co. [County] Haddington |
014 | [Situation] About 2 1/4 miles S.S [South-South] West from West Salton A farm house and out houses (including a thrashing machine) having a farm of land attached, the property of the Earl of Hopeton. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 28Parish of Humbie
63 - Keith House
[note]
"Keith-house one of the seats of the Earl
marshall though of no higher antiquity than
1590 and entirely dilapidated by subsequent proprietors deserves special notice
Built in the form of a hollow square one entire Side of it 110 feet in length and three
Storeys in height was fitted up and used as a hall and the edifice was in other
respects Suited to the Splendour of a family who at the period of its erection
were the most powerful and opulent in the Kingdom. The timber used in constructing it was a present from the King
of DenmarK as an expression of the high opinion he conceived of the Earl when negociating the marriage of the Princess
Anne of Denmark with James VI." - Fullarton's Gazetteer of Scotland.
63 - Windy Mains
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