The History of Haddington Ada de Warenne (1120 –1178)1120Ada de Warenne, Mother of Kings, Malcolm IV and William…Read More Earliest record1138Haddington was one of the first chartered Royal Burghs created…Read More King David 11139King David I gives Haddington and its lands to Ada,…Read More Foundation of Cistercian Priory1158The Cistercian Priory of St Mary the Virgin, established by…Read More St Martin’s Kirk1170St Martin’s Kirk, the oldest surviving building in the town,…Read More King Alexander II (1198 –1249)1198King Alexander II is born in Haddington. The only son…Read More Town is burned by the English1216Town subjected to pillage and is burned by the English…Read More Earl of Athol, is murdered1242Patrick, sixth Earl of Athol, is murdered in a ‘palace’…Read More Haddington again destroyed by fire.1244Haddington again destroyed by fire. The Nungate Bridge1282The Nungate Bridge, one of Scotland’s oldest bridges, dates from…Read More Page 1 of 6 1 2 … 6
