Yester House
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South front of Yester House
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| Location | Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°53′43″N 2°43′53″W / 55.8954°N 2.7314°WCoordinates: 55°53′43″N 2°43′53″W / 55.8954°N 2.7314°W |
| Built for | Marquess of Tweeddale |
| Architect | James Smith, William Adam |
| Architectural style(s) | Palladian |
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Listed Building – Category A
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| Designated | 5 February 1971 |
| Reference no. | 14693 |
| Criteria | Work of Art Historical Architectural |
| Designated | 1987 |
 Location of Yester House in East Lothian
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Yester House is an early 18th-century mansion near Gifford in East Lothian, Scotland. It was the home of the Hay family, later Marquesses of Tweeddale, from the 15th century until the late 1960s. Construction of the present house began in 1699, and continued well into the 18th century in a series of building phases. It is now protected as a category A listed building, and the grounds of the house are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland, the national listing of significant gardens.
The lands of Yester were granted to Hugo de Giffard, a Norman, in the 12th century. Yester Castle, around 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east of the present house, was built by the Giffords in the later 13th century.
The heiress of the Giffords married into the Hay family, who were raised to the peerage in 1488 as Lord Hay of Yester. In 1646 the 8th Lord Hay was created Earl of Tweeddale, and considered the building of a new house at Yester. The 1st Earl acquired his title for his support of Charles I, but later served in two Commonwealth Parliaments. His son, the 2nd Earl of Tweeddale, was appointed to the Privy Council of Scotland after the Restoration. He began improvements to the estate, including the planting of over 6,000 acres (2,400 ha) of woodland. It was around this time that the medieval village of Yester was moved to its current location at Gifford. The Earl consulted Sir William Bruce in 1670, with a view to commissioning a new house, although nothing was done at this time. Formal gardens were established and parkland laid out through the 1680s and 1690s.
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