East Saltoun

East Saltoun
Buildings in East Saltoun
Coordinates	55 ° 54 ′  N , 2 ° 50 ′  W Coordinates: 55 ° 54 ′  N , 2 ° 50 ′  W
East Saltoun
Residents	220 (1991 census)
administration
Post town	TRANENT
ZIP code section	EH34
prefix	01875
Part of the country	Scotland
Council area	East Lothian
British Parliament	East Lothian
Scottish Parliament	East Lothian

East Saltoun is a town in the Scottish council area of East Lothian . It is located one kilometer south of the left bank of the Tyne, around eight kilometers southwest of Haddington and 20 kilometers southeast of Edinburgh . The closest localities are West Saltoun and Pencaitland to the west and northwest, respectively. At the 1991 census survey there were 220 people in East Saltoun.

The neo-Gothic Saltoun Parish Church is the parish church of the same name Parishs . It dates back to 1805 and was possibly based on a design by the Scottish architect Robert Burn , who also designed the associated rectory. A church has been occupied at the site since 1244 at the latest. About 1.5 kilometers to the northeast is Pilmuir House , which William Cairns had built in 1624. It is considered a rare example of a residential building belonging to a laird from the 17th century that has largely been preserved unchanged .

history

The history of the Saltoun lands dates back to the 12th century. The influential de Morville family with the head of the family Hugh de Morville, Lord of Cunningham , who owned the property at the time, had a fortress built there. This should have been a tower house . Around 1260 William Abernethy acquired Saltoun and in 1400 the fortress became the ancestral seat of the Lords Saltoun . Andrew Fletcher, Lord Innerpeffer acquired the property in 1643. Today it is the Saltoun Hall mansion .

traffic

Located in a sparsely populated, rural region, no trunk road runs directly through the village. The B6355, which connects Chirnside with Cockenzie , forms the main street in East Saltoun. It connects the town to the A1 ( London –Edinburgh). The A68 ( Darlington - Dalkeith ) runs several kilometers to the west .

In the 19th century, East Saltoun was connected to the rail network with its own station along a branch line. The station called "Saltoun" was west of West Saltoun. As a result of the low utilization of the route leading to Gifford , passenger traffic was discontinued in 1933. In 1960 the station was closed and the route was later expanded as a cycle path.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
2. ↑ 1991 census
3. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
4. ^ Information from the Scotland's Churches Trust
5. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
6. ↑ Garden and Designed Landscape - entry . In: Historic Scotland .
7. ↑ Information on Saltoun Hall