Garleton, a range of porphyrite hills in the N of Haddington parish, culminating, 1½ mile N of the town, at an altitude of 590 feet above sea-level. A western spur is crowned by a conspicuous column, a monument to John, fourth Earl of Hopetoun (1766-1823), the Peninsular hero. Garleton Castle, at the N base of the range, was once a superb mansion, a seat of the Earls of Winton, but is now a fragmentary ruin.Ord. Sur., sh. 33, 1863.
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