Seton Castle
Seton Castle , formerly Seton House , originally Seton Palace , is a mansion . It is located about 500 m south of the Scottish village of Cockenzie and Port Seton in the East Lothian Council Area . In 1971 the building was included in the Scottish List of Monuments in the highest category A. The associated gardens are also listed in the Scottish Landscaping Register.
history
In the 12th century, the lands of Seton and Winton (see Winton House ) came into the possession of the Seton family ( Clan Seton ), who later became one of the most influential families in Scotland. It is not known when exactly they built their residence called Seton Palace on the site . In 1544 the building fell victim to a fire, but was restored. Seton Palace was ranked among the grandest mansions in Scotland in records from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. Royal guests include Maria Stuart , Jacob VI. and Charles I .
George Seton, 5th Earl of Winton , a Jacobite , lost the lands as a result of the Jacobite Rebellion of 1715 . Seton Palace, damaged in the uprising, fell to the York Building Company and entered a period of decline. When William Mackenzie bought the property, Seton Palace was in a ruinous state. To make way for the construction of what is now Seton Castle, Seton Palace was demolished in 1790. Both the chapel and the park and garden were preserved.
In the same year construction of the mansion began, based on a design by the well-known Scottish architect Robert Adam . The construction work of the Edinburgh lawyer Alexander Mackenzie also included the relocation of Seton to achieve a greater distance from Seton Castle. Mackenzie died in 1796 and Francis Charteris, 7th Earl of Wemyss bought the property. In the following years, the Earls of Wemyss leased Seton Castle. In the 1920s the name was changed to Seton House . In 2007 the property was sold to entrepreneurial couple Stephen Leach and Heather Luscombe for £ 5 million . The name Seton Castle has been used again since 2012 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ a b c d Garden and Designed Landscape - entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ East Lothian Courier: Seton Castle - Scotland's most expensive home , January 18, 2008. ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Seton Castle online presence
- Entry on Seton Castle in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 57 '54.8 " N , 2 ° 56' 6.9" W.