<?4 Ohfirvat Ions upon the Climate of EaJl-Lothian» Jan, 



ftorms from the north-weft. Towards the beginning of May, 

 the fea-breeze fets in from the eaft, and, in ordinary fcafons, 

 continues with very little interruption till the end of July or 

 beginning of Auguft : During that period, contrary to what 

 happens for the remaining part of the year, the eaft winds are 

 generally attended with dry weather, a circumftance of confi- 

 derable importance to tlie eaft part of the county. From the 

 beginning of Auguil till the end of Autumn, the winds vary 

 from the weft, to fouth and fouth-eaft ; in wdiich laft quarter, 

 they are for the moll part attended with rain or foggy wea- 

 ther, and often occafiOii much perplexity and lofs to the farm- 

 ers during harveft : But the heavy gales that happen in Auguft 

 and September, are mcftly from the foutli-weft. 



It has been obferved, that the land rifes from the fea to- 

 wards the hills, not in a regular or gradual flope, but in ridges, 

 moft of which (with tlie exception of Garleton hills) com- 

 mence near the weftern extremity of the county, and ai"e con- 

 tinned eaftward for many miles. The northermoft ridge, 

 forming a part of the fea coaft, commences on tlie eaft fide of 

 Aberlady, terminates at North-Berwick Law, and compre- 

 hends the whole of the lands to the north of the vale of Pefler. 

 The intermediate ridges between that and the hills, terminate 

 a confiderable way inland, with the exception of that which 

 forms Drumbender Law, and which run3 much farther eaft 

 than any of them. 



By nieans of thefe terminations, a very valuable, as well as 

 cxtenfive plain, is formed on the eaft part of the county, the 

 extreme boundary of which is the Lammermuir hills on the 

 fouth, and North-Berwick Law on the north. This figure 

 of the county has a confiderable effe6l, not only upon the 

 winds, and the quantity of rain that falls during the year, but 

 alfo upon the productions of the earth. It has been obferved, 

 that the prevailing wi)ids, during the Summer months, are ge- 

 nerally from the eaft ; and that eaft vvinds, at that feafon, are, 

 for the moft part, attended with dry weather •, any rain that 

 falls during that time being from the weft, owing to the cir- 

 cumfl;ance of a part of the clouds, coming from that quarter, 

 being attracted by the high lands at the weftern extremity of 

 x^'az county, and divided in fuch a manner, as to fend them 

 off in two different directions, one towards the Lammermuir 

 hilis, the other taking the dire6lion of the Frith of Forth. 



The remaining clouds which efcape thefe heights, continue 

 their courfe to the eaftward, till they meet with Garleton-hills, 

 KildufF, and Drumbender Law, where, owing partly to the at- 

 tracrion of thefe hills, and partly to the fea-breeze from the 



eaft. 



