In a very entertaining, lucid talk without visual aids, Mary Craig shed light on one of the darker manifestations of…Continue readingJohn Kincaid, Scotland’s Witch Brodder
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The Abbey was founded by Countess Ada of Northumbria in 1158 as a nunnery. She was the daughter-in-law of David…Continue readingThe Abbey of St Mary, Haddington: Beginnings
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Siege of Haddington: Reports & Papers
An update on excavations at preston tower, Prestonpans.Continue readingPreston Tower – Clay Pipes and Oyster Shells
On Thursday 9th September the first talk of the 2021/2022 season, which was part of East Lothian’s Archaeology Fortnight, was…Continue readingThe Whitadder Project – Investigating archaeology in the Lammermuirs
Keith Marischal is an imposing baronial house near Humbie – but its appearance is largely the result of relatively recent…Continue readingThe Grand Baronial Residence of Keith Marischal
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If you want to keep up to date with what is happening with the Siege of Haddington project, the best…Continue readingSHRG Facebook Page
A mansion which ruined its builder, cavalry stables and barracks, and secessionist churches once formed part of Haddington’s West Port.…Continue readingDashed hopes, Dragoons and Dissenters: a Corner of Haddington 1770 to 1819
By Marie Macpherson Download the PDF file hereContinue readingFamous Faces of Haddington – A Town of Superlatives: East Lothian Life – Winter 2008
by Marie Macpherson Download the full PDF hereContinue readingFamous Faces of Haddington: East Lothian Life – Summer 2008