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Walls And Walled Garden, Luffness House

A Category B Listed Building in Aberlady, East Lothian

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.0129 / 56°0'46"N

Longitude: -2.8456 / 2°50'44"W

OS Eastings: 347374

OS Northings: 680321

OS Grid: NT473803

Mapcode National: GBR 2P.T2NQ

Mapcode Global: WH7TQ.8458

Plus Code: 9C8V2573+5P

Entry Name: Walls And Walled Garden, Luffness House

Listing Name: Luffness Walled Garden

Listing Date: 27 January 1993

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 338190

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB6561

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200338190

Location: Aberlady

County: East Lothian

Electoral Ward: North Berwick Coastal

Parish: Aberlady

Traditional County: East Lothian

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Description

Circa 1822, "Jardin clos", sited to W of Luffness House; unusual diamond plan within a square design, S wall of square missing. Random rubble with ashlar; dressings, long axis of diamond runs E-W. Penticed pantile coping to walls; 4 rows of tiles on wooden frame supported by iron brackets, pitched to the N. Main entrance in chamfered angle in broad ashlar panel.

Statement of Interest

Of French design; reputedly unique in Britain. Sir Alexander Hope apparently employed French prisoners of war to construct the garden. The 1st apricots in Scotland were grown here; the garden is still densely planted and well maintained. To the N lie the old orchard area and greenhouse with vines. A-Group with the Luffness Water Tower, Luffness, Garden Walls, Gardener's House and Dovecot.

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