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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SETON HOUSE on the Site of Seton Castle | Seton House Seton House Seton House Seton-house Seton Palace Seton Castle Winton-house Seton. |
Robert Aitken James Balgarnie Rev. [Reverend] Mr. Parlane Sinclair's Stat. Acct. Statistical Account] Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] 1845 Fullarton's Gazt. [Gazette] Chalmer's Caledonia List of Farms Co. [County] Haddington 1833 |
009 | [Situation] About 1 5/8 Mile N.N.E. [North North East] from Tranent A large and handsomely built mansion, in good repair, having a Garden and a few acres of ornamental ground attached. The property of the Earl of Wemyss. This house is built upon the site of "Seton Palace or Castle" which formerly belonged to the Earls of Winton, but were deprived of it by forfeiture in 1715, from their devoted attachment to the Stuart family. "The Old Palace of Seton, with its fine gardens and Terrace Walks, which the Monarchs of Scotland &, their court in former times, delighted to visit, are now no more. The remains of the former having been pulled down by the late proprietor, to build a Modern Mansion". See Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] (1841). Near the west side of the house is part of the old castle consisting of a ruinous apartment. Dimension of which is about 9 feet by 7 the walls are about 4 1/2 feet thick. It is supposed to have been the prison of the castle and is usually called the Jail by the inhabitants of the immediate vicinity. |
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Parish of Tranent
59 Seton House
Ordnance Survey - East Lothian county, OS Name Books - East Lothian county - Volume 38 - Parishes of Tranent and Gladsmuir, OS1/15/38
This volume contains place names information in the parishes of Tranent, and Gladsmuir.
Ordnance Survey - East Lothian county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of East Lothian, which is in the east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.