Old photograph of the old church in Gladsmuir near Tranent, Scotland. The name Gladsmuir stems from the Scots word gled, meaning a bird of prey, usually a buzzard, combined with muir; the Scots form of moor, thus Buzzard's Moor might loosely translate Gladsmuir into English. The philanthropist George Heriot, jeweller to James VI, King of Scots and founder of Heriot's Hospital, later George Heriot's School, in Edinburgh, was born in Gladsmuir. The old ruined kirk can still be seen and explored. The graveyard contains several graves from both world wars. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission. View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.
Statue depicting Jackie Crookston who was shot dead during the Tranent Massacre of 1797. Massacre was an end result of the local people objecting to the conscription of the local men. Statue commemorates all those lost during this rare bloody episode in Tranent's History. More Info can be found here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massacre_of_Tranent The statue was created by sculptor David Annand and unveiled in 1995. Initially the statue was of Jackie on her own however, shortly after the child was added to give more stability. Barriers around the base were also added to stop the local populous using it for roller skating.
Scotland's Statistical Accounts present an unrivalled source of a country's health at the end of the Eighteenth Century. For the first time, both Accounts are brought together, parish by parish, and split into manageable volumes convenient for the family historian who seeks the contemporary background for their Scottish ancestors. The Haddingtonshire (East Lothian) volumes are divided on geographical lines from West to East.
