Field Names Progress

Published Categorised as Methodology

As we approach the end of the year, it is useful to chart progress. Just over 150 fields have been recorded across 12 holdings. A downloadable CSV file has been created of the output of the 6 active researchers.

Farm NamesCount
Alderston Mains19
Broadwoodside10
Crookston8
Dolphingstone21
Duncanlaw16
Eaglescairnie Mains19
Knowes18
Lawhead2
Markle Mains7
Newmains10
Smeaton and Prestonmains16
Townhead and Sheriffside20
Total166

Curiously, the names are largely unique (as in the Borgue project). This is the current list as of 26 Dec 2025.

Field NamesCount
‘Horse paddocks and New Wood’1
Acres1
Admirals1
Back of House1
Bangly Hill1
Bank1
Bankton Field1
Bare Breeks1
Baro Wood1
Bastille Braes1
Beatties Row Hill1
Below the Road1
Beuch Park1
Big Aerodrome1
Big Sharnyside1
Boat House1
Bog1
Bog Field1
Bowlea1
Braes2
Bull1
Bull Park 11
Bull Park 21
Butterdean1
By-pass field1
Byre1
Cadgers Gate1
Cafe1
Calf Park Brae1
Car Park1
Church1
Colstoun1
Cottage1
Cottage Park1
Cottages1
Cow1
Cow Park2
Cuddy Stank1
Cuddy,s Lodge1
Curling Pond1
Dalvreck 11
Dalvreck 21
Dalvreck Fort1
Dipper2
Dowline1
Downies Hill1
Draper lands1
Dump1
Duncastle1
Eaglescairnie1
East Field1
East Railway Bank1
East Tynninghame Bank1
Easter Beuch1
Eight Acre Field1
Esk Field1
Ewe Park1
Fawnswood1
Fernylea1
Feuers1
Flat Field1
Front Field1
Front of Steading1
Garage1
Gardiners1
Gilchrist Field1
Glass House1
Glebe1
Green Walk1
Grieves Paddock1
Gusset1
Haugh1
Haydean1
Hoggs Hill1
Home Field1
Horse and Cottage1
House/Woodlea1
Inglisfield2
Johnny Copes Field1
Kimmer Knowes1
Kinning Haugh1
Knowes Mill1
Knowes Mill Park1
Ladywell1
Lake Field1
Larch and Lawfield1
Lindsay Haugh1
Linplum1
Lodge1
Lower Cauldside1
Lysander House and Gardens1
Mid-field1
Midroadside1
Mill1
Miners Walk1
Mrs Wrights Field1
Muir’s Neuk1
None1
North Field1
North Strip1
Oak and Ash1
Oatfield1
Paddy’s Acre1
Panward lea1
Pauls Hole1
Piggery1
Policy Park1
Precious Lands1
Quarry1
Quarry Area1
Quarry Field1
Radar1
Road End1
Rose Hill (now new housing)1
Roundel1
Sawmill2
Scout Park1
Scray Mare1
Shepherd’s House1
Sir David’s Corner1
Smeaton field1
Snoreholes1
South Strip1
Span Park1
Stackyard1
Stackyard and Wallyford Field1
Stackyard Park1
Sunnyside1
Tam Neilans1
The Braeface1
The Camps1
The Fountain1
The Green Hill1
The High Park1
The Lye1
The Mid Field1
The Park1
The Station Field1
The West Hill1
Toll1
Townhead1
Triangle1
Upper Cauldside1
Valley Park1
Walled Orchard1
Wallyford Field (now covered by new housing)1
Watergangs1
Wee Aerodrome1
Wee Field1
Wee Sharnyside1
Well1
West Field1
West Railway Bank1
West Tynninghame bank1
Wester Beuch1
Wheatlands1
White House1
Wilsons Top1
Windmill1
Wood Hill1
Woodhead1
Grand Total166

By fieldnames

A project to explore the names and etymology of fields in East Lothian, created by the East Lothian Antiquarian and Field Naturalists Society