General view from West. Digital image of C 54002 CN.

Description General view from West. Digital image of C 54002 CN.

Date 5/1995

Catalogue Number SC 772365

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of C 54002 CN

Scope and Content Newbattle Abbey House, Midlothian, from west This shows the 18th-century, three-storeyed, castellated entrance front of the house with an advanced columned porch with triple-height bay behind. A tall tower with pointed roof can be seen behind the main block. The flat-roofed blocks to the left are modern extensions. Guests arriving at the estate would pass through a pair of ornate gate lodges before arriving at this impressive entrance front. The 'castle' façade is designed to suggest an appreciation of Scotland's past, and a sense of history and pride in the estate. Newbattle Abbey was founded by Cistercian monks in 1140, and its church dedicated to St Mary in 1233-4. It became a private residence in 1587 when the last abbot, Mark Kerr, converted to Protestantism and was able to retain his lands. His son became Lord Newbattle in 1596. The remains of the abbey are built into the surviving house, which was modified and rebuilt by the architects John Mylne (1650), William Burn (1836) and David Bryce (1858). The house was gifted to the nation in 1937 to be used as a further education college. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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