St Mary's Collegiate Church, Haddington
The Collegiate Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Church of Scotland parish church in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland.
St Marys Collegiate Church, Haddington from the south-west
Interior, St Mary's Church, Haddington
The main entrance, St Marys Collegiate Church, Haddington
The pulpit, St Mary's Church, Haddington
The Royal Burgh of Haddington is a town in East Lothian, Scotland. It is the main administrative, cultural and geographical centre for East Lothian. It lies about 17 miles east of Edinburgh. The name Haddington is Anglo-Saxon, dating from the sixth or seventh century AD when the area was incorporated into the kingdom of Bernicia. The town, like the rest of the Lothian region, was ceded by King Edgar of England and became part of Scotland in the tenth century. Haddington received Burgh status, one of the earliest to do so, during the reign of David I (1124–1153), giving it trading rights which encouraged its growth into a market town.
A view of Haddington showing Haddington Town House with its added spire
An illustration from the 1690s showing the runrig system in operation in Haddington
Nungate Bridge, Haddington
St Mary's Collegiate Church, Haddington