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James Miller published Lamp of Lothian a history of Haddington in 1844. A new edition was reprinted in 1900 under the name Lamp of Lothian: or, the history of Haddington, in connection with the Public Affairs of East Lothian and of Scotland, from the earliest records to 1844. [18] A goat appears on the seal and on the coat of arms of Haddington ...
Ada de Warenne obtained Haddington as part of her marriage settlement with Prince Henry of Scotland. Upon the death of her husband in 1152, Ada lived at the palace until her death in 1178. King William the Lion of Scotland used the palace from time to time and it was the birthplace of Alexander II in 1198. [1]
The sieges of Haddington were a series of sieges staged at the Royal Burgh of Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, as part of the War of the Rough Wooing, one of the last Anglo-Scottish Wars. Following Regent Arran 's defeat at the battle of Pinkie Cleugh on Saturday 10 September 1547, he captured the town of Haddington.
The Lamp of Lothian; or, The History of Haddington. James Miller (new edition, 1900). Reminiscences of the Royal Burgh of Haddington. John Martine (1883). Reminiscences of the County of Haddington. John Martine (1890). Reminiscences of the County of Haddington. Second Series, ed. E. J. Wilson (1895). The History of Morham. David Louden (1889).
St Martin's Church was founded in the 12th century as a chapel of the nunnery of St Mary's, Haddington. [2] One of the largest nunneries in Scotland, St Mary's was founded by Ada de Warenne, Countess of Northumberland, between 1152 and 1159. [3] The nunnery was attacked and burned by the English in 1335 and two centuries later in 1544.
Haddington House Sidegate Lamp Of The Lothian, Collegiate Centre 55°57′15″N 2°46′28″W / 55.95407°N 2.774443°W / 55.95407; -2.774443 ( Haddington House Sidegate Lamp Of The Lothian, Collegiate
Haddington was the fourth largest town in Scotland in the High Middle Ages, and the first chartered Royal Burgh. There is record of the church in Haddington in a charter of David I of Scotland dated 1139, giving the monks of St Andrews Cathedral Priory the benefits of its revenues.
Traprain Law is a hill 6 km (4 mi) east of Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland. It is the site of a hill fort or possibly oppidum , which covered at its maximum extent about 16 ha (40 acres). It is the site of the Traprain Law Treasure , [ 1 ] the largest Roman silver hoard from anywhere outside the Roman Empire which included exquisite silver ...