Herdmanston Castle
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Near Haddington
Details of the castle have yet to be located.
Herdmanston
was used as a military billet during WW2, and was so extensively
damaged by the "Rude and Licentious Soldiery" - mostly Polish
officers in this instance, that it had to be demolished after the
War.
Herdmanston House is an L-shaped house of uncertain
date. The main block measures 67' x 27' and the wing 30 1/2' x 36'.
The plan and area of the structure suggest a late 16th c date but
the thickness of the walls perhaps indicates an earlier date. The
gateways date from the late 17th or early 18th c.
Herdmanston House was completely demolished a few years ago (ie
prior to 1956). An early 17th century painted ceiling was discovered
in the ruin and presented to the National Museum of Antiquities of
Scotland [NMAS] by Lord Sinclair. Nothing remains of the East Gate,
but one pillar of the West Gate is still standing (S Maxwell 1956).
Hermanston Doocot. in ruins, is a notable 17th C building close by.
The remains of a chapel can also still be seen.
See: Dunbars Vs Douglas
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