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{{about|the village in Scotland|Gladsmuir, the house on Hadley Common, London|Lemmons}}
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'''Gladsmuir''' is a village and [[parish]] in [[East Lothian]], [[Scotland]], situated on the A199 and near [[Tranent]] and [[Prestonpans]].
'''Gladsmuir''' is a village and [[parish]] in [[East Lothian]], Scotland, situated on the A199 and near [[Tranent]] and [[Prestonpans]].


==Description==
The name ''Gladsmuir'' stems from the [[Scots (language)|Scots]] word ''Gled'', meaning a bird of prey, (usually a [[Buzzard]]), combined with ''Muir''; the Scots form of [[Moorland|Moor]].
Gladsmuir's principal "claim to fame" relates to its role as the site of the [[Battle of Prestonpans]] (1745). Some sources – particularly maps – occasionally refer to the confrontation as the Battle of Gladsmuir.<ref name = BoPp>{{cite web | url = https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/The-Battle-of-Prestonpans/ | title = Battle of Prestonpans | accessdate = 24 March 2020 | publisher = Historic UK Ltd | author = Ben Johnson}}</ref> The [[Jacobitism|Jacobite]] poet [[William Hamilton (Jacobite poet)|William Hamilton]] (1704–1754) wrote a poem entitled ''Ode on the Battle of Gladsmuir, 1745'' in celebration of the battle.<ref name = Hamilton>{{cite web | url = https://www.poetrynook.com/poem/ode-battle-gladsmuir-1745 | title = Ode on the Battle of Gladsmuir, 1745 | accessdate = 24 March 2020 | publisher = Poetry Nook}}</ref>


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The [[philanthropist]] [[George Heriot]], jeweller to [[King James I of England|James VI, King of Scots]] and founder of Heriot's Hospital, (later [[George Heriot's School]]), in [[Edinburgh]], may have been born in Gladsmuir, his father was.<ref name = gazetteer>{{cite web | url = https://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst641.html | title = Gladsmuir | accessdate = 24 March 2020 | publisher = Gazetteer for Scotland}}</ref>
Gladsmuir's principal "claim to fame" is as the site of the [[Battle of Prestonpans]]. This is occasionally referred to as the Battle of Gladsmuir, particularly on maps. The [[Jacobitism|Jacobite]] poet [[William Hamilton (Jacobite poet)|William Hamilton]] wrote a poem entitled ''Gladsmuir'' in celebration of the battle.


Scottish writer [[George Godfrey Cunningham]] (c. 1802–1860) lived at Redcol in Gladsmuir parish.<ref name="1848 Register">{{cite book | title=East Lothian Annual Register | publication-place=Haddington | publisher=Neill & Sons | year=1848 | url=https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.a0002643328?urlappend=%3Bseq=589%3Bownerid=13510798903106578-677 | page=17 }}</ref>
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The [[philanthropist]] [[George Heriot]], Jeweller to [[King James I of England|James VI, King of Scots]] and founder of Heriot's Hospital , (later [[George Heriot's School]]), in [[Edinburgh]], was born in Gladsmuir.


==Church==
Gladsmuir Parish Kirk is a [[Romanesque Revival architecture|Romanesque]] [[cruciform]] church dating from 1839. A replacement was built after a fire in 1886 and improvements were made in 1929. The old ruined kirk can still be seen and explored behind the new kirk. The graveyard contains several CWGC graves from both wars.
Old Gladsmuir Parish Kirk dates from some time between 1650 and the creation of the parish in 1695 and its ruins stand to the north of the current operational church.<ref name = Canmore>{{Canmore | num = 54970 | desc = Gladsmuir, Old Parish Church | access-date = 24 March 2020 }}</ref>


The replacement church is a [[Romanesque Revival architecture|Romanesque]] [[Cruciform#Cruciform architectural plan|cruciform church]] dating from 1839 and designed by [[William Burn]]. The interior was destroyed by a fire in 1886 and restored by architect John Farquharson of [[Haddington, East Lothian|Haddington]] with later improvements made in 1929. The older ruined kirk can still be seen and explored behind the new kirk. The graveyard contains interesting 18th century monuments and several [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission|CWGC]] graves from both world wars.<ref name = HES>{{HEScotland | num = LB12709 | desc = Gladsmuir Parish Church with graveyard gatepiers and gates | accessdate = 24 March 2020 | fewer-links = yes}}</ref>
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==References==

*[http://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/documents/contentmanage/GLADSMUIR%20info-1490.PDF East Lothian Council document about Gladsmuir]
The manse dates from 1871 and stands to the north-east.<ref name = HES2>{{HEScotland | num = LB12705 | desc = Gladsmuir Dragonswell with garden building | accessdate = 24 March 2020 | fewer-links = yes}}</ref>
*[http://www.hoodfamily.info/docs/statisticalaccounts/gladsmuirnew.htm Statistical accounts for Gladsmuir]

*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10210630 "A Vision of Britain" web page about Gladsmuir]
===Notable Ministers===

*[[George Hamilton (1805 moderator)|Very Rev George Hamilton]] (1757–1832) minister of the parish from 1790 until death in 1832, [[Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland]] in 1805.<ref>''Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae''; by Hew Scott</ref>

==History==
Gladsmuir parish was created in 1692 and in its original form it reached the southern shores of the Firth of Forth and extended to an area of 10 square miles. As well as the modern village of Gladsmuir the villages of [[Longniddry]], [[Macmerry]], [[Elvingston]] and [[Samuelston]] were within the newly created parish. The name Gladsmuir was originally 'Gledsmuir' and this name means 'the moor of the kite or hawk', gled being the [[Scots language|Scots]] word for either a [[red kite]] or a [[common buzzard]]. There were limestone and coal deposits within the parish, as well as rich deposits of clay and iron and in the 19th century this was an industrial parish. Weaving dominated in Longniddry and Samuelston while there were iron works at Macmerry and limeworkings at Harlow. Distinctively white bricks and roof tiles were produced locally, while the coal mines employed 50 miners, in addition to 30 women and 36 boys in 1836. In the mid-20th century mining had mostly disappeared from the area; however, open-cast coal extraction continued at [[Blindwells]] up to the 1970s. The [[Great North Road (Great Britain)|Great North Road]] between [[Edinburgh]] and [[London]] once passed through the parish, as does the railway lines to North Berwick and the south. In the 20th century Longniddry and Macmerry expanded and overtook Gladsmuir village in size and importance.<ref name = JGC>{{cite web | url = https://www.johngraycentre.org/places/1-places/parishes/gladsmuir/ | title = Gladsmuir | accessdate = 24 March 2020 | work = John Gray Centre | publisher = East Lothian Council}}</ref>

==Butterdean wood==
Butterdean Wood is a mixed woodland of conifers and broad-leafed trees to the north of Gladsmuir which is owned by the [[Woodland Trust]]. It has a car park and two way-marked trails and contains a number of wildlife themed sculptures.<ref name = WT>{{cite web | url = https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/woods/butterdean-wood/ | title = Butterdean Wood | accessdate = 24 March 2020 | publisher = Woodland Trust}}</ref>


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==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Gladsmuir}}
*[https://el4.org.uk/parish/gladsmuir-excluding-longniddry/ Gladsmuir – The Fourth Statistical Account of East Lothian]
*[http://www.clerkington.plus.com/GENUKI/ELN/Gladsmuir/ GEN UKI – Gladsmuir]
*[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Gladsmuir,_East_Lothian,_Scotland FamilySearch – Gladsmuir, East Lothian, Scotland]
*{{ws|[[s:Landon in The Literary Gazette 1822/Gladesmuir|Gladesmuir, a poem by L. E. L.]]}} Published as ''Poetical Sketches. Third Series – Sketch the Second'' in The Literary Gazette, 1822.

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Latest revision as of 22:03, 3 March 2024

This article is about the village in Scotland. For Gladsmuir, the house on Hadley Common, London, see Lemmons.

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55°56′56″N 2°52′05″W / 55.949°N 2.868°W / 55.949; -2.868

Gladsmuir is a village and parish in East Lothian, Scotland, situated on the A199 and near Tranent and Prestonpans.

Description

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Gladsmuir's principal "claim to fame" relates to its role as the site of the Battle of Prestonpans (1745). Some sources – particularly maps – occasionally refer to the confrontation as the Battle of Gladsmuir.[1] The Jacobite poet William Hamilton (1704–1754) wrote a poem entitled Ode on the Battle of Gladsmuir, 1745 in celebration of the battle.[2]

The philanthropist George Heriot, jeweller to James VI, King of Scots and founder of Heriot's Hospital, (later George Heriot's School), in Edinburgh, may have been born in Gladsmuir, his father was.[3]

Scottish writer George Godfrey Cunningham (c. 1802–1860) lived at Redcol in Gladsmuir parish.[4]

Church

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Old Gladsmuir Parish Kirk dates from some time between 1650 and the creation of the parish in 1695 and its ruins stand to the north of the current operational church.[5]

The replacement church is a Romanesque cruciform church dating from 1839 and designed by William Burn. The interior was destroyed by a fire in 1886 and restored by architect John Farquharson of Haddington with later improvements made in 1929. The older ruined kirk can still be seen and explored behind the new kirk. The graveyard contains interesting 18th century monuments and several CWGC graves from both world wars.[6]

The manse dates from 1871 and stands to the north-east.[7]

Notable Ministers

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History

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Gladsmuir parish was created in 1692 and in its original form it reached the southern shores of the Firth of Forth and extended to an area of 10 square miles. As well as the modern village of Gladsmuir the villages of Longniddry, Macmerry, Elvingston and Samuelston were within the newly created parish. The name Gladsmuir was originally 'Gledsmuir' and this name means 'the moor of the kite or hawk', gled being the Scots word for either a red kite or a common buzzard. There were limestone and coal deposits within the parish, as well as rich deposits of clay and iron and in the 19th century this was an industrial parish. Weaving dominated in Longniddry and Samuelston while there were iron works at Macmerry and limeworkings at Harlow. Distinctively white bricks and roof tiles were produced locally, while the coal mines employed 50 miners, in addition to 30 women and 36 boys in 1836. In the mid-20th century mining had mostly disappeared from the area; however, open-cast coal extraction continued at Blindwells up to the 1970s. The Great North Road between Edinburgh and London once passed through the parish, as does the railway lines to North Berwick and the south. In the 20th century Longniddry and Macmerry expanded and overtook Gladsmuir village in size and importance.[9]

Butterdean wood

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Butterdean Wood is a mixed woodland of conifers and broad-leafed trees to the north of Gladsmuir which is owned by the Woodland Trust. It has a car park and two way-marked trails and contains a number of wildlife themed sculptures.[10]

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  • Gladsmuir Kirk
    Gladsmuir Kirk
  • New Kirk gargoyle
    New Kirk gargoyle
  • Tombstone detail
    Tombstone detail
  • The Old School House
    The Old School House
  • Old Kirk
    Old Kirk
  • Old Kirk
    Old Kirk
  • Ruined belltower
    Ruined belltower
  • The Auld Kirk
    The Auld Kirk
  • Church with snow January 2010
    Church with snow January 2010

References

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  1. ^ Ben Johnson. "Battle of Prestonpans". Historic UK Ltd. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Ode on the Battle of Gladsmuir, 1745". Poetry Nook. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Gladsmuir". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  4. ^ East Lothian Annual Register. Haddington: Neill & Sons. 1848. p. 17.
  5. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Gladsmuir, Old Parish Church (54970)". Canmore. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  6. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Gladsmuir Parish Church with graveyard gatepiers and gates (LB12709)". Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  7. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Gladsmuir Dragonswell with garden building (LB12705)". Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  8. ^ Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae; by Hew Scott
  9. ^ "Gladsmuir". John Gray Centre. East Lothian Council. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Butterdean Wood". Woodland Trust. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
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