What is recorded here
Smeaton House began as a fifteenth-century castle for Dunfermline Abbey before Robert Richardson rebuilt it in 1577 and the Buccleuch family later reshaped it into East Park House. Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus, died there in 1588 after an illness attributed to witchcraft, while Anne of Denmark dined at the residence in 1598. Fire and neglect reduced the grand courtyard to fragments, yet the southwest tower still rises four storeys above the farm cottages, preserving a vaulted cellar and square stair-tower within its walls.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Smeaton House as Tower House (medieval), Wall(s) (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
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Places near here
Smeaton LodgeLinear Feature (period Unknown), Pit(s) (period Unknown), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 195 yd
Home FarmEnclosure (period Unknown)(possible) · 332 yd
River Esk, Smeaton BridgeRoad Bridge (late 18th Century) · 360 yd
Smeaton House, Farm BuildingsAbattoir (18th Century), Cart Shed (19th Century), Cottage (18th Century), Granary (19th Century), Stable(s) (18th Century) · 434 yd
Dalkeith, East FieldNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 837 yd
Eastfield WoodWood · 1145 yd
Carberry TowerCountry House (17th Century) - (19th Century), Tower House (16th Century) · 1656 yd
Salters Road, DalkeithNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1686 yd
Marble BasinHeritage attraction · 1.1 mi
Dalkeith HouseCastle (medieval), Country House (18th Century) · 1.4 mi
Pencaitland Railway WalkVisitor information · 1.5 mi
Millerhill Carbon TowerMemorial · 1.6 mi