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Field Visit
Date 9 April 2002
Event ID 613526
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/613526
Panel containing relief coat of arms with shield topped by crowned [?] helmet facing left, from which emanate leaf forms and scrollwork. Shield has row of stars at top, [and other unidentified marks]. Above the helmet is a ship in distress, surmounted by a ribbon with [illegible] motto.
Prestonfield House was built for Sir James Dick, Lord Provost of Edinburgh, to replace a house which was burnt down by a student demonstration in 1681.
The stable block to the north of the house was built by James Gillespie Graham in 1816
Inspected By : A. Taubman
Inscriptions : Relief plaque above coat of arms: S. / R. K. D. / 1816.
Signatures : None Visible
Design period : 1816
Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN0974)
