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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORSICKHILL PARK | CorsicKhill ParK CorsicKhill ParK CorsicKhill ParK CorsiKill ParK |
Mr James SKed James Sleigh, Hist: [History] of Dunbar Stat: Acct: [Statistical Account] |
012 | [Situation] About 1/4 mile north of Innerwick village. A small arable field on the farm of Crosshill, a short distance north of the village of InnerwicK. The given authorities Point out this ParK as being the place where Sir William Wallace encountered and defeated CospatricK eigth Earl of Dunbar, who had assembled nine hundred men. Wallaces followers amounted to about half that number, yet, so entire was CospatricK's discomfiture, that he he was forced to retreat to CocKburnsPath; while Wallace fell bacK on Dunbar. |
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[Page] 652 - Corsickhill Park
[Note] A field near the village of InnerwicK, Known by the name of the CorsiKill ParK, is Pointed out as the scene of an encounter between CospatricK and Sir William Wallace.
Stat: Acct of Hadd: [Statistical Account of Haddington] page 243
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