Seton Palace
Seton Palace was a large Scottish noble residence near Prestonpans in East Lothian, seat of the Lords Seton from the 15th century. By the 17th century it formed a triangular plan of three wings around a central courtyard with associated formal gardens. The medieval palace was burned and fell into ruin after the 1715 Jacobite rising and was demolished in 1789; some garden walls and carved fragments survive nearby.
Its prime
1636
Today
Demolished
As it stood in 1636
The shape it held in its prime.
In its prime the palace formed a triangular plan of three stone wings around a central courtyard, set low by the sea. A rebuilt fore-work gatehouse marked the main approach, and a great tower and an older 'jemmay house' wing punctuated the silhouette. Long rooflines with dormered windows and carved strapwork faced a broad lawn for pall-mall, while a high walled garden with tall hedges and round lookout turrets stood adjacent; interiors included a vaulted great hall and long gallery.
Step inside
10 places to explore in 1636.
The record describes 10 distinct spots at Seton Palace — including 5 interiors: great hall (interior), samson's hall (decorated chamber), long gallery and mural end wall and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
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See Seton Palace with the fires lit.
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