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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TANTALLON CASTLE (Ruins of) | Tantallon Castle Tantallon Castle Tantallon Castle Tamtallan (in ruins) Tamtallan (in ruins) Tantallan Castle Tantallan-Castle Castle of Tamtallon Castle of Tantallon Castle of Tamtallan Tantallon Castle |
Mr Nelson John Burn Greenwood's Co [County] Map Forrests Co. [County] map 1799 Johnston's Co. [County] map Stat Acct. [Statistical Account] 1833 Fullarton's Gazetteer Chalmers Caledonia vol II [2] p. [page] 407 Buchanans Hist. [History] by Watkins Sinclair's Stat. Acct [Statistical Account] vol 5 p. [page] 443 Sir Walter Scott's "Marmion" |
003 | [Situation] About 1 1/2 Mile N.N.W. [North North West] from New Mains A noble and celebrated ruin on the coast of Haddingtonshire three miles east of North Berwick, and eight Miles North-west from Dunbar, It stands on a lofty and precipitous and projecting rock whose base is washed on three sides by the Sea. and on the west side, where alone it is accessible. it was defended by two ditches of extraordinary depth and very massively constructed towers The entrance was over a drawbridge immediately inside of which stood a strong stout Gateway, over it on a sculptured Shield, now much defaced, the emblem of the [Continued over page] |
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[Page] 3Parish of North Berwick
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