Prestongrange House
Encyclopedia
Prestongrange House is a historic house
at Prestongrange
near Prestonpans
, East Lothian
, Scotland
, UK. It is situated near to two other historic house
s, Hamilton House
and Northfield House
.
Prestongrange House is now the site of Royal Musselburgh Golf Club
. The house is set in a thickly wooded park and is in the Scottish baronial style
.
Grange when it was bequeathed in 1184 to the monks of Newbattle Abbey
by Robert de Quincy, Earl of Winchester
. It was occupied by the Ker (or Kerr) family, then by the Morisons, the Grants, and finally the Grant-Suttie
family. The latter vacated the House at the start of the 20th century and leased it for the benefit of the Royal Musselburgh Golf Club, and eventually sold it for their benefit after World War II
.
and reflects the first flowering of the court of James VI. The design includes four "droll" figures which were inspired by a French illustrated book "Songes drôlatiques de Pantagruel". The ceiling was removed and installed at Napier University
.
Historic house
A historic house can be a stately home, the birthplace of a famous person, or a house with an interesting history or architecture.- Background :...
at Prestongrange
Prestongrange
Prestongrange is a place in East Lothian, Scotland, UK, situated between Musselburgh to the west, and Prestonpans in the east.The placename derives from "Preston", meaning "priest's town", and a grange which was worked by the Cistercian monks of Newbattle Abbey.In the 16th century the Morison...
near Prestonpans
Prestonpans
Prestonpans is a small town to the east of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the unitary council area of East Lothian. It has a population of 7,153 . It is the site of the 1745 Battle of Prestonpans, and has a history dating back to the 11th century...
, East Lothian
East Lothian
East Lothian is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy Area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Scottish Borders and Midlothian. Its administrative centre is Haddington, although its largest town is Musselburgh....
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, UK. It is situated near to two other historic house
Historic house
A historic house can be a stately home, the birthplace of a famous person, or a house with an interesting history or architecture.- Background :...
s, Hamilton House
Hamilton House, East Lothian
Hamilton House is a historic house in the village of Preston in East Lothian, Scotland, UK. It is situated very close to its neighbouring communities of Prestonpans and Prestongrange.-History:...
and Northfield House
Northfield House, East Lothian
Northfield House is a seventeenth century historic house at Preston, East Lothian, Scotland, UK. It is situated very close to Hamilton House and Preston Tower, and one mile east to Prestongrange House and the Royal Musselburgh Golf Club....
.
Prestongrange House is now the site of Royal Musselburgh Golf Club
Royal Musselburgh Golf Club
The Royal Musselburgh Golf Club is a golf club at Prestongrange House, Prestongrange near Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland, on the B1361.Between 1774 and 1926, the club was based at Levenhall Links, Musselburgh.-History:...
. The house is set in a thickly wooded park and is in the Scottish baronial style
Scottish baronial style
The Scottish Baronial style is part of the Gothic Revival architecture style, using stylistic elements and forms from castles, tower houses and mansions of the Gothic architecture period in Scotland, such as Craigievar Castle and Newark Castle, Port Glasgow. The revival style was popular from the...
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History
Prestongrange House was known as NewbattleNewbattle
Newbattle is a village in Midlothian, in the ancient Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Andrews, about seven miles from Edinburgh. There was an abbey there founded about 1140, being the second of the six Cistercian Monasteries established by King David I of Scotland.-Newbattle Abbey:Newbattle Abbey was...
Grange when it was bequeathed in 1184 to the monks of Newbattle Abbey
Newbattle Abbey
Newbattle Abbey was a Cistercian monastery near the village of Newbattle in Midlothian, Scotland, which has subsequently become a stately home and then an educational institution.-Monastery:...
by Robert de Quincy, Earl of Winchester
Earl of Winchester
Earl of Winchester was a title that was created three times in the Peerage of England during the Middle Ages. The first was Saer de Quincy, who received the earldom in 1207/8 after his wife inherited half of the lands of the Beaumont earls of Leicester. This creation became extinct in 1265 upon the...
. It was occupied by the Ker (or Kerr) family, then by the Morisons, the Grants, and finally the Grant-Suttie
Grant-Suttie Baronets
The Suttie, later Grant-Suttie Baronetcy, of Balgone in the County of Haddington, is a title in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. It was created on 5 May 1702 for George Suttie. The third and fourth Baronets both sat as Members of Parliament for Haddingtonshire...
family. The latter vacated the House at the start of the 20th century and leased it for the benefit of the Royal Musselburgh Golf Club, and eventually sold it for their benefit after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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Ceiling of 1581
A painted ceiling dated 1581 was discovered in the house in 1965. This was the finest Scottish painted renaissance ceilingScottish Renaissance painted ceilings
A number of Scottish houses and castles built between 1540 and 1640 have painted ceilings. This is a distinctive national style, though there is common ground with similar work elsewhere, especially in France, Spain and Scandinavia. Most surviving examples are painted simply on the boards and...
and reflects the first flowering of the court of James VI. The design includes four "droll" figures which were inspired by a French illustrated book "Songes drôlatiques de Pantagruel". The ceiling was removed and installed at Napier University
Napier University
Edinburgh Napier is one of the largest higher education institutions in Scotland with over 17,000 students, including nearly 5,000 international students, from more than 100 nations worldwide.-History:...
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External links
- "Prestongrange House" by Sonia Baker
- Les Songes Drolatiques de Pantagruel, (1565), source for paintings at Prestongrange
See also
- William Henry PlayfairWilliam Henry PlayfairWilliam Henry Playfair FRSE was one of the greatest Scottish architects of the 19th century, designer of many of Edinburgh's neo-classical landmarks in the New Town....
- William Grant, Lord PrestongrangeWilliam Grant, Lord PrestongrangeWilliam Grant , Lord Prestongrange, was a Scottish politician and judge.The second son of Sir Francis Grant, Lord Cullen, he was admitted as an advocate in 1722, was procurator for the Church of Scotland and Clerk to the General Assembly in 1731. He campaigned against patronage in the Church...