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It’s now almost one year since the passing of Eldon. I am leaving most of the original text of this main page as it was written back in 2000. It exemplifies Eldon’s enthusiasm to keep the spirit of Whittingehame alive and its members connected. Louis Mandel. Welcome to www.whittingehame.com, which we know you will enjoy.
Whittingehame is a parish with a small village in East Lothian, Scotland, about halfway between Haddington and Dunbar, and near East Linton. The area is on the slopes of the Lammermuir Hills . Whittingehame Tower dates from the 15th century and remains a residence.
Whittingehame is situated between the Lammermuir Hills and the Firth of Forth, approximately 3 miles (5km) south of East Linton and 6 miles (10km) south-west of Dunbar on the Firth. The designed landscape is laid out on either side of the glen of the Whittingehame Water and is bounded by minor roads and by the B6370 to the south.
Whittingehame Tower is thought to date from the early 13th century or earlier. It is a square, battlemented keep, three storeys high, which was restored in the 17th century for one of the Douglas family. It is listed A. Whittingehame House is a classical mansion designed by Robert Smirke in 1817 with additions by William Burn in 1827.
28 de ago. de 2020 · Whittingehame Estate – Reassessing its History. Local historian David Affleck will explore the history of Whittingehame Estate, particularly in the 18th century, in this presentation in two parts. The estate of Whittinghame (now known as Whittingehame ) was owned by one family, The Hays of Drummelzier, between 1695 and 1817.
Covering 6252ha (15449 acres), Whittingehame is the largest of all of East Lothian’s parishes. Overlooked by the mass of Traprain Law in Prestonkirk parish to the north, it stretches eleven miles south through arable farmland and on to the hill farms of the Lammermuirs.
4 de oct. de 2021 · Whittingehame Church stands in remotest rural East Lothian a mile west of Stenton and 2½ miles south of East Linton. What you find is a pinnacled and battlemented Gothic church in red sandstone with a tower at its west end. Christianity in Whittingehame has ancient origins.
