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Yester House, Park

Deer Park (Medieval)

Site Name Yester House, Park

Classification Deer Park (Medieval)

Alternative Name(s) Yester House Policies

Canmore ID 56126

Site Number NT56NW 24

NGR NT 543 671

NGR Description NT c. 543 671

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council East Lothian
  • Parish Yester
  • Former Region Lothian
  • Former District East Lothian
  • Former County East Lothian

Archaeology Notes

NT56NW 24 c. 543 671

See also NT56NW 17.00 and NT56NW 21.

A charter of 1250 x 1267 indicates the existence of a park at Yester belonging to Hugh Giffard. In this context, a park was an enclosed game reserve surrounded by a ditch and bank, on the top of which was a palisade. (Yester House: NT 543 671)

J M Gilbert 1979; C C Harvey and J MacLeod 1930.

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