Northfield House, East Lothian
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Historic house
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at Preston
Preston, East Lothian
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, East Lothian
East Lothian
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, Scotland
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, UK. It is situated very close to 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 Preston Tower
Preston Tower
Preston Tower is a ruined L-plan keep in the ancient village of Prestonpans. It is situated within a few metres from two other historic houses, Hamilton House and Northfield House....
, and one mile east to Prestongrange House
Prestongrange House
Prestongrange House is a historic house at Prestongrange near Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland, UK. It is situated near to two other historic houses, Hamilton House and Northfield House....
and the 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:...
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This L-plan house was built in 1611 for Joseph Marjoribanks, a burgess of Edinburgh, and it was occupied for most of the 17th century by the "haughty" Hamiltons of Preston who also owned Preston Tower. In 1746 it was owned by a surgeon named A. Nesbit, and later by James Syme, a slater, whose son, a Royal Navy
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Captain, later sold it in 1890 to James McNeill from Wishaw.
In 1954 the architect W. Schomberg Scott bought Northfield House. Later it was in the care of East Lothian Council who sold it in 1999. It is now privately occupied by Finlay Lockie, who gave a tour of the House on BBC Two
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's "Castle in the Country", season 4, episode 9 (part of the Floors Castle
Floors Castle
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series), first broadcast on July 23, 2008.
In the former grounds of Northfield House stands an 18th century beehive doocot.