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
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/56126
- Council East Lothian
- Parish Yester
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District East Lothian
- Former County East Lothian
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.