HERITAGE groups have come together to admire the replacement heritage panels recently installed on a specially made stone plinth in the grounds of Aberlady Parish Church.
On April 18, members of Aberlady Conservation & History Society, Gullane Area Community Council and North Berwick Coastal Area Partnership met to admire the replacement heritage panels recently installed on a specially made stone plinth in the grounds of the church.
The panels describe the large promontory Iron Age fort and adjacent stone-lined 'Smugglers Cave' on the Kilspindie coast.
They also describe seventh-century monks from Iona arriving in the bay on route to establishing a second monastery of the Celtic Church on Lindisfarne.
The monastic settlement at Aberlady became known as Pefferham and the panels show some of the many decorative objects found here which form part of the largest collection of stray finds from the Anglo-Saxon period yet discovered in Scotland.
The final panel depicts the busy medieval port.
Aberlady's Burgh of Barony status allowed it to hold weekly markets centred around the market cross during Medieval times.
Ian Malcolm, spokesperson for the Aberlady society, said that the group enjoyed their trip and learned a lot about the area's rich history, adding: "There remains so much more to discover and tell on Aberlady's long and rich story - our proud heritage and sense of place."
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