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397: 600: 54: 71: 389: 408: 101: 381: 108: 78: 584:. Its graveyard/cemetery stretches westwards for almost 300m and is split into separate walled sections (marking its various stages of extension) which can be broadly bracketed as original (mainly 18th century), a late Victorian extension, an Edwardian/ early 20th century extension to the north, and a modern section to the far west. 1181:
A topographical dictionary of Scotland, comprising the several counties, islands, cities, burgh and market towns, parishes, and principal villages, with historical and statistical descriptions: embellished with engravings of the seals and arms of the different burghs and
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A white-painted, cast-iron sculpture of a coffin draped in military regalia, atop a full-sized cannon and cannon-balls, just south of the church marking the grave of Major William Norman Ramsay of Waterloo fame (see separate article
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served as Deaconess in St Michael's Church in Inveresk from 1954, and was the first person to petition the Church of Scotland for the ordination of women to the Ministry of Word and Sacrament in 1963.
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in the 1970s. Oak Lodge dates from c.1720, Eskgrove House from around 1750. Inveresk House is one of the oldest in the group dating from at least 1643, and Inveresk Gates dates from 1773.
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A Roman cavalry fort sat on the hilltop around 200AD and numerous Roman artefacts and buildings have been found in the village over the years. In 2004, archaeological excavations by
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Inveresk centres on a street of fine 17th- and 18th-century houses. Its location being thought to be agreeable and healthy earned for the village the name of the
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was built in 1748 for Archibald Shiells. Catherine Lodge built in 1709 for Alexander Christie. Eskhill was owned by
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The village is dominated by St. Michael's church that stands at its west end on the summit of a hill overlooking
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The statistical account of Scotland. Drawn up from the communications of the ministers of the different parishes
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The western section of Inveresk Village is typified by high stone walls and mansion-houses screened by trees
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Curious cubic gravestones to Admiral Archibald Cochran (d.1843) and his son Admiral Thomas Cochran (d.1888)
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Fasti ecclesiae scoticanae; the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation
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since 1969. It is situated on slightly elevated ground on the north bank of a loop of the
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in 1710 and incorporates a finely carved 1760 doorpiece moved from a demolition in
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The current church is by Robert Nisbet and dates to 1805 and has a stone spire of
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but in 1591 transferred permanently to the control of the Presbytery of
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The church site predates the Reformation and originally belonged to the
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Burnet,JEM (1999) A reason for Inveresk. Courtyard Press, Inveresk.
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the chef and broadcaster lived here until her death in March 2014.
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found Roman artefacts on Inveresk Brae. The lands were gifted to
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Inveresk Lodge (1683) is now privately leased, but the adjacent
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Typical 18th-century houses at the east end of Inveresk village
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Major Robert Vernor (d.1827) wounded whilst a Captain of the
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The war memorial, south of the church, was designed by Sir
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Canmore - Inveresk, Musselburgh, Roman Fort site record
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Pte Alexander Sinclair (1896–1915), a survivor of the
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parish of Inveresk and developed separately from the
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Jack. pp.  1099: 1048:Buildings of Scotland Lothian except Edinburgh 618:RSA RSW (1870–1926) artist, son of the artist 611:The graveyard has a number of notable graves: 23:Conservation village in East Lothian, Scotland 1263: 1166:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( 886:(1820–1899), Scottish Orientalist, born here 690:Sir Charles Dalrymple Fergusson, 5th Baronet 569:. From 1560 it came under the Presbytery of 733:in 1831 (stone fully obscured by yew trees) 1270: 1256: 696:William Elphinstone, 15th Lord Elphinstone 1200:The new statistical account of Scotland. 1194:Moodie, Leslie; Beveridge, J. G. (1845). 1045: 1039: 700:Sidney Elphinstone, 16th Lord Elphinstone 842:Other notable persons linked to Inveresk 645:Order of battle of the Waterloo Campaign 598: 538:Halkerstoun dates from around 1690. The 406: 395: 387: 379: 1128: 1003: 779:1833-1903, himself a four-time and the 719:(against the far east wall), including 560: 403:, a typical mansion in Inveresk village 1493: 1142: 907: 850:(born 1824), Scottish nurse, born here 1251: 1206: 1174: 1033: 771:1864-1925, famed golfer and two-time 440: mi (1 km) to the south of 594: 531:, and his footman gave me a cracked 58:St Michael's Parish Church, Inveresk 13: 679:Sir Charles Dalrymple, 1st Baronet 675:John Cran, shipbuilder (1849–1940) 14: 1522: 1226: 1100:Dickson Wright, Clarissa (2012). 935: 835:Sir David Wedderburn, 3rd Baronet 831:Sir David Wedderburn, 1st Baronet 654:of the fishing-boat "Alice" from 860:James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl 761:1806-1896 and his geologist son 474:The village was formerly in the 107: 106: 99: 77: 76: 69: 52: 1511:Parishes formerly in Midlothian 1068: 1054: 721:Sir Archibald Hope, 9th Baronet 715:A large monument to several of 650:A monument to 7 fishermen from 1132:(1791). "Parish of Inveresk". 1018: 1009: 988: 963: 938:"The Placenames of Midlothian" 929: 913: 739:: John Grieve was awarded the 1: 1390:East Saltoun and West Saltoun 890: 694:The Buller-Elphinstone tomb: 793:Sir William Rae, 3rd Baronet 28:Human settlement in Scotland 7: 824:Alexander Handyside Ritchie 759:Admiral Sir Alexander Milne 684:Mark Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet 634:John Brunton (manufacturer) 517:National Trust for Scotland 444:. It has been designated a 137:OS grid reference 10: 1527: 1243:Scottish Places - Inveresk 1104:. 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"Inveresk". 1146:(1882). "Inveresk". 826:sculptor (1804–1870) 567:Abbey of Dunfermline 561:St. Michael's Church 492:Headland Archaeology 430:, Scotland situated 203:Sovereign state 161:East Lothian Council 126:Show map of Scotland 757:1763–1845, his son 745:Battle of Balaclava 454:Inveresk Roman Fort 359: /  1130:Carlyle, Alexander 819:Battle of Waterloo 810:a few months later 725:Major General Sir 609: 426:) is a village in 413: 405: 394: 386: 289:UK Parliament 235:Dialling code 1488: 1487: 950:on 27 August 2011 848:Euphemia Johnston 667:Alexander Carlyle 660:Eyemouth Disaster 595:Noteworthy graves 521:Robert Wedderburn 496:Dunfermline Abbey 446:conservation area 378: 377: 153:Council area 1518: 1272: 1265: 1258: 1249: 1248: 1221: 1203: 1190: 1171: 1165: 1157: 1139: 1116: 1115: 1097: 1091: 1090: 1088: 1086: 1080:www.scotsman.com 1072: 1066: 1065: 1058: 1052: 1051: 1050:. 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Inveresk is located in East Lothian
Inveresk is located in Scotland
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East Lothian Council
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East Lothian
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