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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HERDMANSTON [antiquity] | Herdmanston Herdmanston Hermandston Herdmanston Hermanston Hermanston Herdmanston Hermiston |
List of Farms Co. [County] of Haddington John Handyside George Henderson Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] (1841) Co. [County] Map (1799) Fullarton's Gazetteer of Scotland (page 633) Chalmer's Caledonia vol [volume] 2 p. [page] 529 Sinclair's Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] vol. [volume] 10 p. [page] 202 |
014 | [Situation] about 1 1/4 miles N.E. [North East] by N [North] from Salton Hall. A large old mansion and offices in good repair, having a garden and a few acres of arable and wooded demesne land attached. The property of Lord Sinclair. The house is 5 storyes high and the walls at the base about 8 feet in thickness. It was formerly surrounded by a strong built wall, but no remains of it can be seen now save the 2 entr[---)y arched overhead. |
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[Page] 12Parish of Salton
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"Hermiston, the property of Lord Sinclair is also an ancient and fortified
building. Many vestiges remain of its former strength. Its battlements, turrets
and fosse are still visible."
Sinclair's Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] vol. [ volume] 10, p/ [page] 252.
Herdmanston, the seat of Lord Sinclair, is an ancient but
habitable edifice -
Fullarton's Gazetteer of Scotland, Vol [Volume] II, P. [Page] 632.
Hirdmeston - on Tombstone of Schir W. Sinclair 1594.
Hirdmestoun - on Tombstone of Sibella Cochrane his spouse.
Hermeston and Hermistoun - In session records of Salton from 1635 to 1660.
See further information in the minister's letter attached.
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