The ecclesiastical architecture of Scotland from the earliest Christian times to the seventeenth century; vol. 3/3

YESTER CHURCH, Haddingtonshire.

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The parish church of Yester stands at the north end of the village of Gifford, about four and a half miles south of Haddington. The

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Fig. 1613.—Gifford Tower, from South-West.

ancient church of Yester has already been described. It was superseded last century by the present structure, which is a plain oblong chamber of the usual style of the period, but with a tower on the south side (Fig. 1613), which is a good example of that class of erection at the period.