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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH BERWICK ABBEY | North Berwick Abbey | Rent Receipts Mr James Hislop Mr James Dall |
002 | A Commodious Farmhouse with extensive offices Thrashing Mill & farm attached Occupied by William Paterson. Sir Hew Dalrymple Bart [Baronet] is the Proprietor. A short distance west of this house are the Ruins of an old Abbey. |
| NORTH BERWICK ABBEY or NUNNERY (Remains of) | Abbey (Ruins & Remains) | Mr J T. Dall Mr James Hislop Stat. [Statistical] account Chambers's Gazetteer |
002 | The Ruins & Remains of what is Stated to have been a Cistertian Monastery founded by Duncan, Earl of Fife, who died in 1154. It was Consecrated to the Virgin Mary and richly Endowed with lands in the Manor of North Berwick and had also revenues from different other Sources. It was evidently a magnificent Structure, and covered an extensive area; it is now Sadly dilapidated, yet the massive remains sufficiently testify that it was one of the largest buildings of the Kind in the age in which it was built. |
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