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Ballencrieff Hospital

Hospital (Medieval)(Possible)

Site Name Ballencrieff Hospital

Classification Hospital (Medieval)(Possible)

Alternative Name(s) Red Spittal

Canmore ID 54894

Site Number NT47NE 35

NGR NT 485 780

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council East Lothian
  • Parish Aberlady
  • Former Region Lothian
  • Former District East Lothian
  • Former County East Lothian

Archaeology Notes

NT47NE 35 485 780.

Ballencrieff (Red Spittal) Hospital, dedicated to St Cuthbert, is mentioned in 1291, but was of considerably earlier date as there is in 1296 a somewhat indefinite reference to its foundation by the ancestors of Robert de Pinkeny. The patronage of the hospital is mentioned in 1421, but it was apparently defunct by 1481, since on that dare 'Redspetall' was one of the prebends constituted in Dunglass church.

D E Easson 1957

No evidence for the site of this hospital was seen, and there is no knowledge of it at Ballencrieff (NT 485 780).

Visited by OS (RDL) 24 October 1962

No further information (see also NT47NE 4).

Visited by OS (BS) 14 October 1975

Activities

Field Visit (1997 - 2001)

Derek Hall managed an Historic Scotland funded project to record medieval hospital sites in Scotland. Gazetteers were produced for each regional council area between 1997 and 2001 with an overall review in 2001.

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