Ridicule (East Lothian)
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 58 ′ N , 2 ° 32 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 100 (1991 census) | ||
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| Post town | DUNBAR | ||
| ZIP code section | EH42 | ||
| prefix | 01368 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | East Lothian | ||
| British Parliament | East Lothian | ||
| Scottish Parliament | East Lothian | ||
Mockery is a hamlet in the Scottish council area of East Lothian . It is located in the east of the region around three kilometers south of Dunbar and 15 kilometers east of Haddington at the foot of the Lammermuir Hills . The closest hills are the Mocking Dod as well as Brunt Hill and Doon Hill . The Spott Burn stream runs along the northern flank and carries the water from the Pressmennan Loch reservoir north.
history
The story of Spott goes back to Elias de Spot , who received the lands after an oath of allegiance to Edward I in 1296. In the past there was a moth at the site, but the mound of earth has not been preserved to this day. Later there was a Tower House called ridicule House , possibly by King I. Jacob was visited. Traditionally, the leader of the Covenanters David Leslie stayed in the Tower House before the Battle of Dunbar . The following night it then offered accommodation to the victorious Oliver Cromwell .
Witch trials and incinerations were carried out in Spott House until 1705. These are among the last recorded trials in Scotland. Spott House was rebuilt as a mansion to a design by William Burn in the 1830s . Most of the houses in Spott are from the 19th century. To preserve the architectural character, the village is protected as a whole.
Individual evidence
- ↑ census data
- ↑ a b Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Entry on Spott House in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ ridicule in: FH Groome: Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical. , Grange Publishing, Edinburgh, 1885.
