Saltoun Hall

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Saltoun Hall

Saltoun Hall is a Tudor Gothic mansion about one kilometer southeast of the Scottish village of Pencaitland in the East Lothian Council Area . In 1971 the building was included in the Scottish List of Monuments in the highest category A. Various related structures are individually classified as monuments. The stables, which are also classified as Category A buildings, deserve special mention. Most recently, the surrounding parks are listed in the Scottish Landscape Gardens Register.

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, which forms the nucleus of the present mansion. 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.

Saltoun Hall has been redesigned and expanded several times over the centuries. The surrounding gardens were formally laid out for the first time in the 18th century. Towards the end of the century, Scottish architect Robert Burn was commissioned to work on the building. In 1819 a profound construction phase began, in which the building got its present appearance. A mansion was created through additions and redesigns based on the fortress. The executive architect William Burn completely revised the older work of his father Robert. In 1970 the owners converted the stables into living space that they live in themselves. They sold Saltoun Hall and it was also divided into residential units.

stables

The stables are located around 200 m southeast of the manor house. They date from the late 18th century and may have been designed by Robert Burn. The two-storey building made of reddish sandstone has a classicistic design. The front side, which is eleven axes wide, faces north. In the center, an archway with a keystone emerges slightly, above which a clock tower rises. Inside the arch is the entrance area, made of wood and pilasters , which ends with a triangular gable . Decorative leaded glass windows with coats of arms are embedded in the entrance door . The octagonal tower sits on a square foundation. Clocks with Roman numerals and arched windows are alternately installed on the side surfaces . The tower ends with a dome with a ball and a weather vane. There is also a triangular gable in the center of the back of the building. The side elevations , which protrude only slightly on the north side, protrude far from the facade on the south side.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  3. ↑ a b c Garden and Designed Landscape - entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  4. ↑ Information on Saltoun Hall

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Coordinates: 55 ° 54 ′ 21.8 "  N , 2 ° 51 ′ 51.3"  W.