Archaeology Notes

Event ID 714306

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NT37SE 43 39506 73688.

(NT 39506 73688) Bankton (NAT) (Formerly Col Gardiner's House) (NAT)

OS 6" map (1966)

Bankton House, which was formerly owned by Col Gardiner who was killed in the Battle of Prestonpans (1745), is a late 17th century mansion. It is oblong on plan and contains 3 storeys beneath the wall head; within the roof were 2 garret storeys.

Originally known as Olivstob, Bankton was purchased by Col. Gardiner from one of the Hamiltons. It was afterwards owned by Andrew Macdowall, Lord Bankton. Burnt down in 1852, it was restored and is still in use as a farmhouse.

RCAHMS 1924, visited 1920

Bankton (name confirmed) is now a non-impressive ruin.

Visited by OS (JP) 21 October 1971

NT 393 737 An archive assessment, metal detector survey and watching brief were carried out in advance of, and during, the construction of a horse riding arena in a paddock at Bankton House, Tranent. The project confirmed that no archaeologically significant finds or features exist within the application area.

Sponsor: Mr Richard MacKenzie

Ross White, 2007.