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Musselburgh, 15 High Street, Parsonage House
Gate Pier(S) (19th Century), Rectory (Post Medieval), Wall(S) (19th Century)
Site Name Musselburgh, 15 High Street, Parsonage House
Classification Gate Pier(S) (19th Century), Rectory (Post Medieval), Wall(S) (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) 15 High Street Parsonage House Gatepiers And Walls
Canmore ID 53756
Site Number NT37SW 111
NGR NT 34693 72827
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/53756
- Council East Lothian
- Parish Inveresk (East Lothian)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District East Lothian
- Former County Midlothian
Publication Account (1996)
To its east stands The Parsonage, an attractive but relatively modest house, set back from the street. This was the home of Sir Walter Scott and where he wrote ‘The Lay of the Last Minstrel’.
Information from ‘Historic Musselburgh: The Archaeological Implications of Development’ (1996).
