Samuelston

Samuelston (Scots: Sammelstoun) is a small town just outside of Haddington, East Lothian. It has a population of 957.

George Ker, laird of Samuelston, supervised building work at the church of Ladykirk for James IV. His daughter Nichola Ker married Alexander Home, 2nd Lord Home.

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Herdmanston House

Herdmanston House was a castle and later tower house located in the parish of Saltoun, East Lothian in Scotland. The lands of Herdmanston were held by the St Clair/Sinclair family from the 12th century, when Henry St Clair received a grant of lands of Herdmanston, from Richard de Morville, Constable of Scotland. Described as an L-plan 16th-century tower house, incorporating an earlier building. The tower was seized by Lord Gray of Wilton in 1548. The house was demolished on 31 May 1969, after the house had been declared unsafe and uninhabitable after use by the military during the Second World War. A gate pillar remains at the site. Nearby are located the remains of the 13th century chapel, dedicated to St John the Evangelist and the vault of the Sinclair family.

Bolton, East Lothian

Bolton is a hamlet and the third smallest parish in East Lothian, Scotland. It lies approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Haddington and 20 miles (32 km) east of Edinburgh, and is an entirely agricultural parish, 6 miles (9.7 km) long by about 1.25 miles (2.01 km) wide. The most notable buildings in the hamlet are the Parish Church, an 18th-century dovecote or "doo'cot" and the former Bolton Primary School, which now serves as the village hall.

Bolton Parish Church, East Lothian

Bolton Parish Church is a church in Bolton, East Lothian, Scotland. It is part of the Church of Scotland and (along with Yester Church Saltoun Parish Church) serves the parish of Yester, Bolton and Saltoun.

Saltoun Parish Church

Saltoun Parish Church is a church in East Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland. It is part of the Church of Scotland, and (along with Yester Church and Bolton Parish Church) serves the parish of Yester, Bolton and Saltoun, which includes the villages of Gifford, Bolton, East Saltoun and West Saltoun. The church lies in the centre of the village.

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