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Herdmanston House was a castle and later tower house located in the parish of Saltoun,
Herdmanston House was a castle and later tower house located in the parish of Saltoun, East Lothian
East Lothian (; sco, East Lowden; gd, Lodainn an Ear) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, as well as a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area. The county was called Haddingtonshire until 1921.
In 1975, the histo ...
in Scotland.
The lands of Herdmanston were held by the St Clair/Sinclair family from the 12th century, when Henry St Clair received a grant of lands of Herdmanston, from Richard de Morville, Constable of Scotland. Described as an L-plan 16th century tower house, incorporating an earlier building. The tower was seized by Lord Gray of Wilton in 1548.Coventry Martin (1997) ''The Castles of Scotland''. Goblinshead. p.532
The house was demolished on 31 May 1969, after the house had been declared unsafe and uninhabitable after use by the military during the Second World War. A gate pillar remains at the site.
Nearby are located the remains of the 13th century chapel, dedicated to St John the Evangelist
John the Evangelist ( grc-gre, Ἰωάννης, Iōánnēs; Aramaic: ܝܘܚܢܢ; Ge'ez: ዮሐንስ; ar, يوحنا الإنجيلي, la, Ioannes, he, יוחנן cop, ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ or ⲓⲱ̅ⲁ) is the name traditionally given t ...
and the vault of the Sinclair family.
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