Archaeology Notes

Event ID 711563

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NT27NE 32 2707 7622.

(NT 2707 7622) School (Roman Catholic) formerly Lord Balmerino's House (NR)

OS 6"map, Edinburghshire, 1st ed., (1853)

Balmerino House was built in 1631 by John Stewart, Earl of Carrick, it was sold in 1643 to John, Lord Balmerino, in whose family it remained until 1746. Subsequently, it passed through various hands, and was converted into a school in 1848.

As it stood in 1951, it comprised a large oblong block containing a sunk floor and two upper storeys; having been cemented externally, it was featureless. The wing which contained the original entrance has been removed.

Name Book 1852; J Grant 1901; RCAHMS 1951.

This building has been demolished to make way for modern housing development.

Visited by OS (B S) 27 November 1975.