The castle was much enlarged by Robert, fourth Lord Sempill, ambassador to the Court of Spain in 1596; but some of the existing remains have the appearance of being still more modern. The old mansion was dismantled towards the end of last century, and the materials used in the erection of farm-buildings and dykes. "What remains are chiefly the outer walls to the left (north) of the courtyard and some more ancient-looking remnants at the back (east), attached to which are remains of what may have been the chapel of the saint."[1] This may be the case, as some of the walls are old and have been altered; but the vaulted chamber to the east has the appearance of being much more modern.
On the whole, we fear that the chapel has entirely disappeared, and that this account of Southannan should rather have appeared amongst the castles than the churches of Scotland.
STENTON CHURCH, Haddingtonshire.
The village of Stenton is situated about three and a half miles south-east
from East Linton Railway Station. The church (Fig. 1594), which,
with the exception of the tower and the entrance doorway, is a total ruin
(Fig. 1595), extends for a length of about 65 feet, but as the east end is
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Fig. 1594.—Stenton Church. Plan.
entirely gone, it is impossible to say how much longer it was. The width of the building within the walls is about 18 feet. The doorway (Fig. 1596), which is on the south side near the west end, is arched with a flat segment of a circle, with the mouldings of the jambs (Fig. 1597) continued round the arch, and with a splayed impost separating the arch and jambs. The arch is finished with a hood moulding. The small flat-*
- ↑ Pont's Cunningham, by Dobie, p. 325.
