Haltoun House

Hatton House, also Haltoun House, is a former castle in Edinburgh. It was once located in Midlothian, however, was after the restructuring of the boundary structure on the southwest border of Edinburgh. Parts of the property are already in the area of West Lothian. The Renaissance building was demolished in 1955. Preserved are only a few fragments, three of which building was added as a single monuments in the Scottish lists of monuments in the highest category A monument. This is the enclosing wall with corner towers and a bathhouse, the East Gate and the South Gate. A temple in the park is classified as Category B building.

History

In the 15th century, a tower house was L-shaped floor plan on the lands. Whether this is to the besieged in 1453 Tower of Haltone or a successor structure is not clear. 1515 William de Lauder procured a royal permission to attach his property in Halton. Middle of the 17th century came the lands in the possession of Charles Maitland, 3rd Earl of Lauderdale. Created under his leadership today Hatton House, were integrated of the older tower house in which fragments. Between 1682 and 1792 Hatton House was the seat of the Earls of Lauderdale. Sholto John Douglas, 18th Earl of Morton acquired the property in 1870 and bequeathed it to his son Sholto Charles Douglas, Lord Aberdour. William Whitelaw was the last owner of Hatton House, as this was destroyed in 1952 by fire. Three years later the ruins were largely torn down.

South Gate

Today's South Gate once marked the entrance from the direction of Glasgow. It bears the dates 1692nd In the course of transformations, designed by architect William Henry Playfair, the gate was then moved to its present location in 1829. Doric pillars flank the central blind archway, the two-wing closes an iron gate. In this is juxtaposed with an inverted segmental arch. A keystone connects both arches. The back is designed as a sundial. Lower segment arches for pedestrians flanking the central arch. The building is entered in the register of endangered historic monuments in Scotland. His condition is, however, classified as poor at moderate risk.

East Gate

A pair of ornate posts with elongated floor plan mark the entrance from the east. They date from 1700 and are made of ashlar stone blocks which are arranged in a checkerboard pattern. Then sit fluted cornices with heraldic motifs.

Enclosing wall with corner towers and bathhouse

The resulting fragments date from the late 18th century. At the two Südabschlüssen the fortified stone wall, two -story towers with a square base raised. Single storey rusticated ashlar stones were used during the masonry of the upper floor Harl plastered stone is broken. The building is at ground level accessible via a central door with round arch and keystone. Another approach is upstairs. Blind windows flanking the door there. It concludes with a tympanum with ox-eye. The tower sits on a curved, slated roof. Both preserved towers are not identical, but differ only in details.

The Bath House passes half round out of the enclosure wall. The fortified walls are made of rubble stone, which is, however, faced with ashlar. Angled windows flank the entrance door centrally located in the south-facing front. Inside, stone benches running along the walls. The masonry is plastered. The three- meter diameter and 1.2 m deep round pool is located on the north side below a rusticated arch. The ceiling is worked as a vault.

The structures described are listed in the register of historic monuments. The overall condition is described as poorly at high risk.

Temple

The temple is located in the park area to the west of the site of the former Hatton House. The keystone of the arch ashlar segment the coat of arms Lauderdale is incorporated. Two ionic pilasters flank the arch. Above the right blend pillar a plaque with the inscription Anno dom MDC 1704 admitted. The side walls are made as well as the rear wall of exposed quarry stone. In the interior, with vaulted ceiling Blend pillars are in turn installed. In endangered historic monuments register the state of the temple is, however, classified as poor at moderate risk.