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Calling Tiompan​….Stone of Cockles

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Rhiannon R
Rhiannon Sep 30, 2007 12:44:55
Replying to tiompan

The folklore mentioned in the newspaper is a bit fishy, isn't it: "According to local legend, it marks the spot where a woman collapsed and died on the road while carrying a basket of cockles back from Haddington market in the early 19th century. Her body was removed, but the cockles were left to rot, and the resulting stench led to a nearby home being named Cockles Cottage."
not to mention the strange remark that the two-tailed spiral 'looks like a cockle' (I think they might need to go and look at a cockle).
'J.J's identity is mentioned on the rockartuk site:
http://rockartuk.fotopic.net/frame_collection_intro.php?id=741993

T tiompan
tiompan Sep 30, 2007 14:00:56
Replying to Rhiannon

Rhiannon wrote:
The folklore mentioned in the newspaper is a bit fishy, isn't it: "According to local legend, it marks the spot where a woman collapsed and died on the road while carrying a basket of cockles back from Haddington market in the early 19th century. Her body was removed, but the cockles were left to rot, and the resulting stench led to a nearby home being named Cockles Cottage."
not to mention the strange remark that the two-tailed spiral 'looks like a cockle' (I think they might need to go and look at a cockle).
'J.J's identity is mentioned on the rockartuk site:
http://rockartuk.fotopic.net/frame_collection_intro.php?id=741993
Well spotted Rhiannon . Looks like it was on BRAC then after all Brian .

M MikeBR
MikeBR Jun 10, 2009 00:09:16
Replying to Rhiannon

As Cockles Cottages & Smiddy are clearly shown on the English military map of 154,0 I think one should not beleive what one reads in the Scots Magazine about how Cockles got it's name.