Fidrey Isle, Haddingtonshire

Historical Description

FIDREY ISLE, an isle, in the parish of Dirleton, county of Haddington. This is a small and beautiful island, at the mouth of the Firth of Forth, about half a mile distant from the coast, and opposite to Dirleton. On the isle are the ruins of a building, an ancient chapel, or a lazaretto for the sick, which was dedicated to St. Nicholas.