Ne Range, Stables, Ormiston Hall is a Grade B listed building in the East Lothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 February 1971.

Ne Range, Stables, Ormiston Hall

WRENN ID
broken-chancel-dew
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
East Lothian
Constituency
Lothian East MP: Mr Douglas Alexander (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
5 February 1971
OS grid reference
NT 411 676
Coordinates
55.89824, -2.94272
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Old Hall is an early 17th century building featuring a near symmetrical, L-shaped, two-storey layout that likely includes earlier fragments. It is constructed of rubble with large stone quoins, a roll-moulded arched doorway, and an altered roll-moulded window at the rear. The building has vaulted cellars and was substantially rebuilt above, probably in the later 18th century, with three vaulted chambers. There is a wide stone newel stair that originally continued further up, and the structure has three uneven bays with a forestair to the southwest of the kitchen leading to the courtyard. An additional extension to the southeast includes a large wallhead stack.

The southeast wing consists of two bays extending from the corner with a round arched former cart arch. It has three additional bays to the southeast with a central forestair, and all first-floor windows are gabletted. There is a single-storey pantiled rear extension, with all extensions built of rubble and showing variations in execution, featuring large quoin stones and slate roofs.

The stable range has been converted into a domestic range and comprises blocks of various ages, similar to the Old Hall. The southwest section dates to around 1805 and is described on a plan as new stables. It consists of two near-symmetrical blocks, each with three bays, a central door, and one loft opening above. The northeast range, dating to around 1800, is seven bays long and features three low segmental arches with small windows above.

The predominant glazing pattern in the sash and case windows is a 12-pane design, with grey-green slates and ashlar coped skews. Skylights have been added to the stable range.

The walled garden consists of the remains of rubble walls forming a large L-shaped garden to the southeast, which contains an ancient yew tree with branches that have re-rooted. This tree is similar in age to one at Whittingehame Tower, and it is said that John Knox and George Wishart preached under the arbour created by its branches.

Local climate

Ne Range, Stables, Ormiston Hall receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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