Elevated view of internal courtyard. Digital image of C 54025.

Description Elevated view of internal courtyard. Digital image of C 54025.

Date 5/1995

Catalogue Number SC 772380

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of C 54025

Scope and Content Elevated view of internal courtyard, Newbattle Abbey House, Midlothian This shows the internal courtyard within the house. The walls are built of rubble, some of which has been harled and painted. 12-pane sash-and-case windows can be seen on the right, and arched windows are fitted into the extension on the left. The roofs are covered with slates or lead, with a skylight (bottom left). This inner courtyard has less ornamentation than the elaborately castellated façade, as it would rarely be seen by visitors. The mixture of styles and building techniques reflects the evolution of the house into a grand mansion, with various additions and alterations. 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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