Auldhame
Village (Medieval)
Site Name Auldhame
Classification Village (Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Aldham; St Baldred's House; Seacliff; Seacliffe
Canmore ID 57855
Site Number NT68SW 18
NGR NT 602 846
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/57855
- Council East Lothian
- Parish Whitekirk And Tyninghame
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District East Lothian
- Former County East Lothian
NT68SW 18 602 846.
The kirk-town of Aldham (Auldhame) stands on the sea-cliff in the N extremity of Whitekirk parish.
G Chalmers 1810
Hardly a vestige now remains of the ancient village of Aldham.
NSA 1845 (J Wallace)
Local tradition states that village stood close to the ruins of St Baldred's House (now recognised to be Auldhame, a 16th century laird's house, at NT 602 846: see NT68SW 1) prior to the Reformation, when Auldhame was a separate parish. (See also NT68SW 17.)
Name Book 1853
The ancient village of Aldham once stood close to St Baldred's House (NT 68 SW1). Apparently 'hardly a vestige' remained in 1845. The area to the south of the 16th century house at Auldhame is covered in thick vegetation which may obscure the remains of the village, any structures to the north will no longer exist due to erosion. The area does appear to have several possible sites.
Site recorded by GUARD during the Coastal Assessment Survey for Historic Scotland, 'The Firth of Forth from Dunbar to the Coast of Fife' 26th February 1996.
Field Visit (26 February 1996)
The ancient village of Aldham once stood close to St Baldred's House (NT 68 SW1). Apparently 'hardly a vestige' remained in 1845. The area to the south of the 16th century house at Auldhame is covered in thick vegetation which may obscure the remains of the village, any structures to the north will no longer exist due to erosion. The area does appear to have several possible sites.
Site recorded by GUARD during the Coastal Assessment Survey for Historic Scotland, 'The Firth of Forth from Dunbar to the Coast of Fife' 26th February 1996.
