Archaeology Notes

Event ID 717790

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NT56NW 17.00 54348 67161

NT56NW 17.01 Centred NT 543 671 Park

NT56NW 17.02 NT c. 543 671 Garden

NT56NW 17.03 NT 54140 67347 Bridge and Tunnel

NT56NW 17.04 NT 53950 67298 Stables

NT56NW 17.05 NT 53761 67393 Pond

See also:

NT56NW 21 NT c. 543 671 (Old) Yester House

NT56NW 24 NT c. 543 671 Yester House, Park

NT56NW 39 Gates, gate piers and avenue

NT56NW 40 Gardener's house

NT56NW 41 Walled garden

For predecessor tower-house (NT c. 543 671), see NT56NW 21.

Not to be confused with Yester Castle and Goblin Ha' (NT 5563 6668), for which see NT56NE 1.

The house and gardens are visible on vertical air photographs (OS 80/073/122-3, flown 1980).

(Undated) information in NMRS.

(NT 54348 67161) Site preparations for the building of the present Yester House began in 1699. Work began first on the courtyard and offices, the main block of the house being left till last. This was completed in 1728, architects J Smith and A McGill; various alterations were made in 1730's and 1740's by William Adam, and by Robert Adam in 1788-90. In 1797, the house was damaged by fire. The house was re-oriented by Robert Brown in 1830 and 1838-9, the entrance to the three-storeyed mansion being moved to the W end.

J G Dunbar 1972; C McWilliam 1978; RCAHMS AP Catalogue 1978.