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Tranent, General
Burgh (Medieval), Town (Medieval)
Site Name Tranent, General
Classification Burgh (Medieval), Town (Medieval)
Canmore ID 76062
Site Number NT47SW 34
NGR NT 4054 7275
NGR Description Centred on NT 4054 7275
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/76062
- Council East Lothian
- Parish Tranent
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District East Lothian
- Former County East Lothian
NT47SW 34 40 72.
Precept for charter of erection as burgh of barony in 1541/2; re-erected burgh of barony in 1619.
G S Pryde 1965.
NMRS REFERENCE:
Tranent Public School, Architect John Starforth
EXTERNAL REFERENCE:
SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE:
Tranent Bridge
Specification of the Bridge to be built in the line of the new road from Bankhead to Tranent by George Grieve. The contract for the new bridge over the Heugh is between Henry Davidson, Clerk to the Great Post Road Trustees abd Messrs Hugh Bolton and Morris Hamilton, Builders and Contractors, 37 Arthur Street, Edinburgh.
21 June 1828 SC 40/20
