OS1/15/44/9
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of MORHAM VILLAGE | Site of Morham Village Site of Morham Village Site of Morham Village |
Mr. Neillings Garvald Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Graham Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] 1845 |
010 | [Situation] About 3/4 mile west of Whitelaw The site of ancient village which appears to have demolished for upwards of a century although the Site of it is yet well known to the inhabitants of the neighbourhood. The Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Graham parish minister and Mr. Neillings farmer Garvald pointed out the Site. The latter Man is about 70 years of age and recollects having seen the foundations of houses dug up during the process of cultivation. No doubt this village is very ancient as it is noticed in the Old Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] as being only Known by an old tradition and consequently no buildings then remaining There is indeed no village now in the district to establish the derivation but many circumstances prove that there was one in antiont [ancient] times of considerable extent. In particular there was formerly a Castle of Considerable magnitude and strength; the residence no doubt of the Lord of the Manor and built as was the custom of the times as a place of Security and defence against the hostile incursions of the enemy. A village in former days was almost the necessary consequence of a Strong Castle and a powerful baron. In those ages of [Continued over] |
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[page] 9Parish of Morham
Situation -- About 3/4 mile west of Whitelaw
"No village now exists in the parish But several circumstances
"lead to the belief of the former existence of one probably of considerable
"extent and clustered as was usual around the Stronghold of the
"Lord of the Manor; in particular the existence of Such a village
"will help to account for the higher rate of the Ancient Taxatio *
"of the parish than was otherwise to be expected from its extent
"and immediately west of the locality usually assigned to the
"extinct village lies a [district] of the parish Still Called
"Morham Moor". New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] of Haddn. [Haddington] page 261
*This circumstances shows the high antiquity of this village
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