Herdmanston House Explained

Herdmanston House was a castle and later tower house located in the parish of Saltoun, East Lothian in Scotland.[1]

The lands of Herdmanston were held by the St Clair/Sinclair family from the 12th century, when Henry St Clair received a grant of lands of Herdmanston, from Richard de Morville, Constable of Scotland.[2] Described as an L-plan 16th century tower house, incorporating an earlier building. The tower was seized by Lord Gray of Wilton in 1548.[3]

The house was demolished on 31 May 1969, after the house had been declared unsafe and uninhabitable after use by the military during the Second World War. A gate pillar remains at the site.

Nearby are located the remains of the 13th century chapel, dedicated to St John the Evangelist and the vault of the Sinclair family.

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55.9184°N -2.8457°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Herdmanston . Canmore . Historic Environment Scotland . 14 June 2021.
  2. Book: Maclean-Sinclair, Rev. A . 1901 . The Sinclairs of Roslin, Caithness and Goshen . . The Examiner Publishing Company . https://web.archive.org/web/20140624192556/http://fionamsinclair.co.uk/genealogy/Goshen/index.htm . 24 June 2014.
  3. Coventry Martin (1997) The Castles of Scotland. Goblinshead. p.532