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Seton House Castle

Designed by Robert Adam  in 1790 and built on the site of the the Palace of Seton which was demolished in 1789. During construction, considerable use was made of stone laid aside from the demolition of the Palace. The house is placed between two U shaped wings and features an entrance courtyard enclosed by a curved loggia fronted by an open arcade. The building is grade A listed.

The south elevation either side of the main entrance,  and the arcaded loggia were raked out, consolidated and re-pointed in lime mortar. Isolated stones were indented where decay made replacement necessary.

Significant sections of the internal parapet of the arcade were unstable and were taken down and rebuilt prior to the formation of a new roof. The wall-head copes were also lifted and re-bedded.

Restoration