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drowned an autopsy in a local church by
Edinburgh surgeons showed that he had been strangled. As the family prepared to re-bury the corpse his nephew Philip Stanfield handled the corpse and was aghast when the body spilt blood onto both hands. In those days of witchcraft this was interpreted as a sign of guilt. Philip was put on trial at the High Court in Edinburgh on 7 February 1688. Despite any clear evidence he was found guilty.
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Charteris commissioned architect John
Henderson (d.1786) in 1784 to update some interiors and add some features in the landscape. Most importantly, it was Henderson who added the continuous balustrade around the perimeter of the roof, and adding curved ramps in place of steps on the north frontage.
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Previously known as
Newmills, under that name in the 17th century, the previous estate was the site of the murder of Sir James Stanfield, whose family had come to Scotland after the Union of 1606. In November 1687 Sir James was found dead in the pond on the estate. At first thought to have been
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was involved in making a photographic record of the house prior to demolition. The huge grounds of the house were partly used to create
Amisfield Park and partly for Haddington Golf Club. The land closest to Haddington was used for new housing. The gardens (publicly accessible under the name
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in 1746 David was ineligible to inherit the estate and on the death of the 6th Earl in 1756 Francis was instead the heir. Having done a "Grand Tour" of Europe, he chose to rebuild the old house at
Amisfield in the
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in the dining room and other principal rooms. Henderson was also commissioned to create architectural features in the walled garden and other buildings around the estate (see below).
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but had a formal south frontage facing the garden and broader estate. The walled garden (with cylindrical corner towers) was created in 1758 by John
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Buildings of Scotland: Lothian by Colin McWilliam p.317
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