Ormiston Hall

Category

Library Item

Item no

13105

Title

Ormiston Hall

Artist / maker

Webster, Mary

Date

1862

Size

27.2 x 36.9 cm

Type

Watercolour

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Ormiston Hall lay to the south of the village. It was built for John Cockburn in 1745-48 and was later extended for the Earl of Hopetoun. It was added to on at least three occasions in the next 100 years. The Hall now lies in ruins following a fire during World War II with residential properties built in and around the grounds.

The remains of the pre-Reformation St Giles Parish Church can still be seen nearby. The Great Yew of Ormiston grows to the south of the hall site. It is a rare example of a layering yew-tree and, according to the Forestry Commission, is as much as 1,000 years old.

Annotation below painting reads 'Sketched from nature 12th February 1862'.

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