Hatton House, Lion Gates
Gate(S) (18th Century)
Site Name Hatton House, Lion Gates
Classification Gate(S) (18th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Hatton Estate
Canmore ID 123164
Site Number NT16NW 5.04
NGR NT 1291 6882
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/123164
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Ratho
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
Hatton House, 1678 (demolished, 1955)
One of the great Renaissance houses of Scotland expanded from an original tower and later Renaissance courtyard by Lord Charles Maitland, brother of the Duke of Lauderdale. It became a great rectangular mansion, circular towers on each corner, its main tower turned into an enormous balustraded viewing platform at the centre. Its surrounding policies were equally imposing - parterres, formal gardens and wilderness - some traces of which - including the ogee-roofed pavilions at each end - remain. Most splendid survival is the magnificent winged gates.
Taken from "West Lothian: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Stuart Eydmann, Richard Jaques and Charles McKean, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
