Location: 1m south-east of Cockenzie, off A198, nr Longniddry, East Lothian
church building in 2004 © adrian welch
15th century chancel & apse. Transepts & steeple added by the widow of Lord Seton, killed at Flodden in 1513. Adjacent building to west of Church also of interest (above), currently being refurbished.
Seton Collegiate Church stands on a site previously occupied by the 13th century parish church, two miles east of Prestonpans. Dated before 1390, when a south aisle was built by Catherine Sinclair, widow of the First Lord Seton, the Church was erected as a Collegiate Church in 1493.
entry from east © adrian welch
Later additions to the building were made by the 4th Lord Seton and his son, who perished at Flodden in 1513. Thereafter, Lady Janet Seton, nee Hepburn, generously endowed the Church but, in 1544, it was damaged by the English, during the invasion of the Earl of Hertford, who looted the interior before burning the timber work.
In 1580, the Church was united with Tranent but in 1715 it was entered by the Lothian Militia. Incited by the fact that Lord Winton was a Jacobite, the Militia defaced the interior and demolished tombs and pavements.. In view of their long connection with the Church, there are many monuments to the several members of the Seton family, all preserved by the Wemyss family who acquired the property.
Winter: closed Tue afternoons & Wed
Contact the Seton Church: +44 (0)1875 813334
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Seton Castle - private property adjacent to church © adrian welch
This unusual mansion by Robert Adam in 1789 was put on the market early 2005 following refurbishment by an Edinburgh woman. In early Oct 2005 the sale price was reduced from £15m to £10m
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