Historic houses · Central Scotland
Yester House
In or near Haddington.
Yester House — house in East Lothian, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Yester House is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: category A listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "house in East Lothian, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 55.8954°, -2.7316°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Yester House is an early 18th-century mansion near Gifford in East Lothian, Scotland. It was the home of the Hay family, later Marquesses of Tweeddale, from the 15th century until the late 1960s. Construction of the present house began in 1699, and continued well into the 18th century in a series of building phases. It is now protected as a category A listed building, and the grounds of the house are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland, the national listing of significant gardens.
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Background
History
The lands of Yester were granted to Hugo de Giffard, a Norman, in the 12th century. Yester Castle, around 1 mi south-east of the present house, was built by the Giffords in the later 13th century. Formal gardens were established and parkland laid out through the 1680s and 1690s. For his support of William of Orange, the 2nd Earl was appointed Lord Chancellor of Scotland in 1692 and 1st Marquess of Tweeddale in 1694. John Hay, 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale, who inherited the estate in 1697, appointed James Smith and Alexander McGill to begin work on a new house in 1697. Famously Lee Trevino rented the house while winning his second Open Golf Championship in 1972. After Menotti's death, the house…
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- Coordinates
- 55.8954, -2.7316
- District
- East Lothian
- Postcode
- EH41 4JF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Lothian East
- Official site
- www.yesterestate.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q8052940 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Yester House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Yester House.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 4Frequently asked questions
- Where is Yester House?
- Yester House is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode EH41 4JF).
- What is Yester House?
- Yester House — house in East Lothian, Scotland, UK.
- How do I get to Yester House?
- Drivers can use postcode EH41 4JF.
- Is Yester House a listed building?
- Yester House is officially recognised as category A listed building listed.
- How do I get to Yester House?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode EH41 4JF. It sits within the Lothian East parliamentary constituency.