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Yester House, Lodges And Gate Piers
Avenue (17th Century), Gate Pier(S) (18th Century), Lodge(S) (18th Century)
Site Name Yester House, Lodges And Gate Piers
Classification Avenue (17th Century), Gate Pier(S) (18th Century), Lodge(S) (18th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Gifford, The Avenue; Yester House Policies
Canmore ID 56143
Site Number NT56NW 39
NGR NT 53574 67749
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/56143
- Council East Lothian
- Parish Yester
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District East Lothian
- Former County East Lothian
NT56NW 39 53574 67749
The gate and avenue are visible on vertical air photographs (OS 80/073/122-3, flown 1980).
(Undated) information in NMRS.
NT56NW 39 53574 67749
See also:
NT56NW 17.00 NT 54348 67161 Yester House
Desk Based Assessment (4 April 2022 - 14 April 2022)
A desk-based assessment has been carried out that has established that there are surviving remains ranging from national heritage value (high sensitivity) to local heritage value (low sensitivity) within the Forest Plan Site. These include the scheduled medieval ruins of Yester Castle; extensive areas of rig and furrow cultivation dating from the medieval to post-medieval period; enclosures and tracks relating to the layout of the Inventory Garden and Designed Landscape of Yester Estate; and various field banks and quarries probably dating to the development of the medieval estate and later uses in the 18th and 19th century. Furthermore, several designated heritage assets are situated in immediate proximity to the Forest Plan Site. Twelve of these remains would be directly affected to a greater or lesser degree by the Forest Plan and mitigation measures have been recommended to offset the predicted effects. The findings of the study indicate that there is a moderate potential for previously unrecorded archaeological remains to survive within the Forest Plan Site.
Information from OASIS Id: cfaarcha1-436583 (G Mudie) 2022
