Publication Account

Date 1996

Event ID 1019280

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Publication Account

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1019280

One noted structure stands in the grounds of Eskside House, which was built c 1810 by the paymaster of the Black Watch: the octagonal pavilion, No 8 Eskside West figure 20, is a remnant from a previous dwelling. Dated 1776, it retains its slated roof with urn finial, chimney in the form of an urn and its original staircase. As this was the study of Gilbert Stuart, one of the originators of the first Edinburgh Review, many of the Edinburgh literati came here for conversation (see p 42). It is another reminder of the close ties of Musselburgh and Edinburgh.

Information from ‘Historic Musselburgh: The Archaeological Implications of Development’ (1996).