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Located 1 miles (2 km) SE of Giffard in East Lothian,YesterCastlewasbuilt in 1297 by Hugo de Giffard, the so-called WizardofYester.Beneathis the sizeable Goblin Ha', where Giffard is said tohavemademagic.This name is echoed in a small hotel in the village ofGiffardandthegoblins were immortalised in Sir Walter Scott's Marmion.
The castle passed to the Hay family through marriage in the 14th C.andinasimilar fashion to so many others, it was abandoned after theHaysmovedtothe more comfortable surroundings of a new home on the siteofthepresentYester House. Today the castle lies a ruin on the marginsoftheYesterEstate owned by the italian composer Gian Carlo Menotti.
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Thomas
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