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Dunglass is a location in East Lothian, Scotland, lying east of the Lammermuir Hills on the North Sea coast. It has a 15th century Dunglass Collegiate Church, now in the care of Historic Scotland. Dunglass is the birthplace of Sir James Hall, an 18th century Scottish geologist and geophysicist.
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Geography
Dunglass is a small settlement located about 1 km (0.5 mi) northwest of Cockburnspath and 11 km (7 mi) southeast of Dunbar. The whole of Dunglass lies in an area of 2.47 km², located within the historical county of Haddingtonshire and the parish of Oldhamstocks. It lies to the east of the Lammermuir Hills on the North Sea coast at the point where the old Great North Road and modern A1 as well as the London-Edinburgh railway cross the gorge of the Dunglass Burn. The burn is the historical boundary between the counties of Haddingtonshire or East Lothian and Berwickshire. From 1975-96 it was the boundary between Lothian and Borders Regions. It is now the boundary between the council areas of East Lothian and the Scottish Borders. Other settlements nearby include Cove, Pease Bay, and Pease Dean.
Sir James Hall
In the Spring of 1788, the geologist Sir James Hall together with John Playfair and James Hutton set off from Dunglass Burn in a boat heading east along the coast looking for evidence to support Hutton's theory that rock formations were laid down in an unending cycle over immense periods of time. They found examples of Hutton's Unconformity at several places, particularly an outcrop at Siccar Point sketched by Sir James Hall. As Playfair later recalled, "The mind seemed to grow giddy by looking so far back into the abyss of time".[1]
See also
- Dunglass Collegiate Church, dates to 1443
- Chapel of St. Mary at Dunglass, dates to 1423
- Dunglass Viaduct
- Dunglass railway bridge
- Earl of Home
Notes
- ^ Hutton’s Journeys to Prove his Theory, JamesHutton.org
External links
Categories: - Dunglass Collegiate Church, dates to 1443
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