Biel House


Parish: Stenton

County: East Lothian

Grid reference: NT 63364 75894

Lat / long: 55.974631, -2.588598

Alternative names: Beil House

The historic map is an Ordnance Survey map from 1919 to 1947, and is provided by the National Library of Scotland

The east wing of the present Biel House incorporates the earlier tower house of Biel Castle. There are conflicting reports suggesting that this tower house may date to the 12th, 14th or 16th centuries.

What is known is that Biel House was extended to the west in the 1760s, and to the east by William Atkinson between 1814 and 1818. Almost all of Atkinson's additions were removed in 1952.

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created Friday, May 14th, 2010 at 1:54 pm, last updated Friday, May 14th, 2010 at 1:54 pm