Seton House, Gardens
Garden(S) (16th Century)
Site Name Seton House, Gardens
Classification Garden(S) (16th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Park Garden; North Garden, East Garden; Shrubbery; Rock Garden
Canmore ID 210432
Site Number NT47NW 3.02
NGR NT 4174 7506
NGR Description Centred on NT 4174 7506
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/210432
- Council East Lothian
- Parish Tranent
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District East Lothian
- Former County East Lothian
Field Visit (9 February 1923)
The17th century rubble garden wall terminates at the four angles in rounds or look-outs averaging 13 ½ feet in diameter and 12 ½ feet in height; on the south-west round a sundial, formed from a skewback removed from the collegiate church, is inset; the upper and under surfaces being wrought as dials. Tracery details from the church lie on the north terrace. Over the stream and north-north-west of the house are remains of 17th century buildings, apparently a dam and sluice serving Seton mill; at base remains of three massive piers or cutwaters can be traced, while in the upper partare windows of the period. On the left bank of the stream south-west of the church are remains of buildings known as the ‘priests' houses’, but the masonry is apparently of the 17th century; a few yards southward are traces of a large gateway c. 1620.
RCAHMS 1924, visited 9 February 1923.