Biel House

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Biel House , also called Beil House , is a mansion near the Scottish town of Stenton in the East Lothian Council Area . In 1971 the building was included in the Scottish List of Monuments in the highest category A. In addition, four associated structures are independently classified as category B monuments. These are the Biel House Bridge , the Pigeon Tower , the North Gate and the West Lodge .

history

Biel House was built around 1650. However, it goes back to an older tower house that little is known about. At the beginning of the 18th century the anti-unionist John Hamilton, 2nd Lord Belhaven and Stenton lived in Biel House. Around 1750 the mansion was redesigned and expanded in 1806 according to plans by the Scottish architect William Atkinson . Robert Rowand Anderson was responsible for converting a greenhouse into a chapel in 1883 . This building was demolished in 1952. Robert Lorimer last worked at Biel House in 1920 .

description

The mansion is isolated on Biel Water around two kilometers northeast of the hamlet of Stenton. It received its present appearance with pseudo-reinforcement in the Tudor Gothic style by William Atkinson at the beginning of the 19th century. The masonry of the three-story mansion consists partly of red sandstone . The facades are partly plastered with Harl .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  3. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  4. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  5. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  6. ↑ a b Entry on Biel House  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)

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Coordinates: 55 ° 58 ′ 28.7 "  N , 2 ° 35 ′ 18.4"  W.