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Garden Walls And Sundials, Smeaton House

A Category B Listed Building in Dunbar and East Linton, East Lothian

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9985 / 55°59'54"N

Longitude: -2.6518 / 2°39'6"W

OS Eastings: 359443

OS Northings: 678580

OS Grid: NT594785

Mapcode National: GBR 2X.V45Z

Mapcode Global: WH8VY.7HHC

Plus Code: 9C7VX8XX+97

Entry Name: Garden Walls And Sundials, Smeaton House

Listing Name: Smeaton-Hepburn Garden Walls and Sundials

Listing Date: 2 May 1990

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 347886

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB14521

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Smeaton House, Garden Walls And Sundials

ID on this website: 200347886

Location: Prestonkirk

County: East Lothian

Electoral Ward: Dunbar and East Linton

Parish: Prestonkirk

Traditional County: East Lothian

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Description

Later 18th century. Extensive random rubble garden
walls approx 200 x 70m formerly lime-washed, enclosing
3 adjoining square gardens.
Doorways in each wall. Now accommodating nursery with
modern greenhouses.
2 detached sundials, probably relocated, sited to SE;
horizontal dial dated 1690; undated horizontal
octagonal dial mounted on octagonal pedestal, cup
hollows below with dials and gnomons.

Statement of Interest

Listed category B for particular reference to the

sundials. Smeaton House demolished 1949. The undated

dial is similar to that described by MacGibbon and Ross

as Nisbet Farm, Pencaitland.

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