Ballencrieff Castle
Ballencrieff Castle , also called Ballencrieff House , is a large residential tower in the parish of Ballencrieff , about 5 km northwest of Haddington and about 1.5 km south of Aberlady in the East Lothian administrative division of Scotland .
history
The tower was built in 1507 when King James IV commissioned his private secretary James Murray to build a permanent house in Ballencrieff. It was destroyed in 1545 and in 1586 Murray's son, also James Murray , had it rebuilt.
General James Murray , a governor of Canada , was born here in 1721.
The tower was destroyed again in a fire in 1868 and stood without a roof until it was restored in 1992–1997. Today it is in private hands and is located near a farm where rare breeds of pigs are kept outdoors .
architecture
The tower with the outline of an elongated rectangle has three floors, one of which is the vaulted cellar. The north facade is almost symmetrical. The tall, narrow south-east wing has stepped gables . Historic Scotland has listed this residential tower, along with the enclosed garden and pavilion, as a Category B historic building.
During the restoration work, the loopholes and parts of the wooden window frames in the ruins were discovered. The remains of two stucco ceilings from the 17th century and a beautifully designed open fireplace were found on the first floor.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ^ Ballencrieff House . RCAHMS. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
swell
- Penny Churchill: Ballencrieff Castle . In: Country Life . January 13, 2006. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
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Coordinates: 55 ° 59 ′ 40.8 " N , 2 ° 49 ′ 20.6" W.