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Brief description of site

The designed landscape at Leuchie comprises early-19th-century parkland, mixed ornamental woodland dating from the mid-18th century, formal lawns and an early-19th-century walled garden. This garden contains an ornamental planting of herbaceous borders and lawns with specimen trees.

Brief history of site

Leuchie has been in the hands of the Hamilton-Dalrymple family since 1699. The present house, dating from around 1780, replaced an earlier one which stood within a formal grid pattern landscape. The landscape was informalised to the present structure around 1800, possibly by J.C. Loudon, initially incorporating some formal elements which have since disappeared.
The house now runs as a holiday hospice for sufferers of multiple sclerosis and their carers, and the family live in a new house within the walled garden.

Location information:

Address: Leuchie House, North Berwick, East Lothian, EH39 5NT

Locality: North Berwick

Local Authorities:

East Lothian; North Berwick East

Historical County: East Lothian

OS Landranger Map Sheet Number: 67 Grid Ref: NT572833
Latitude: 56.04066 Longitude: -2.688539

Key information:

Form of site: country estate

Purpose of site: Ornamental

Context or principal building: health and welfare

Main period of development: Early 19th century

Survival: Extant

Site Size (Hectares): 43

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