Gosford House

Gosford House in 2011

Gosford House is a neoclassical country house around 2 miles (3 km) northeast of Longniddry in East Lothian, Scotland, on the A198 Aberlady Road, in 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) of parkland and coast.[1]

It is the family seat of the Charteris family, the Earls of Wemyss and March. It was the home of the late Rt. Hon. David Charteris, 12th Earl of Wemyss, chief of the name and arms of Charteris, until his death in 2008. In 2009, it was inherited by James Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss and March (known by the courtesy title of Lord Neidpath) although the Earl and his wife, drug researcher Amanda Feilding, reside at Stanway House in Gloucestershire.[2] The south wing is the family home portion of the estate.[3]

The estate, listed on 5 February 1971 as Gosford House With Screen Walls and Garden Statuary, LB6533, includes numerous listed buildings, notably the house, the stables and the mausoleum which are all Category A listed.[4] The grounds are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland.

  1. ^ "Gosford House". Historic Houses.
  2. ^ "Frock and roll... Lady Mary Charteris's very alternative wedding". Evening Standard. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Gosford House". Castles of Scotland.
  4. ^ "GOSFORD HOUSE WITH SCREEN WALLS AND GARDEN STATUARY LB6533". Historic Environment Scotland.