Morton Hall, a mansion in Liberton parish, Edinburghshire, 3 ¾ miles S of Edinburgh. Built in 1769 and improved about 1835, it is a fine edifice, with beautifully wooded grounds. The estate, which was bought by his ancestor in 1641, is now the property of Lieut.-Col. Henry Trotter (b. 1844; suc. 1874), who holds 2490 acres in Edinburghshire and 678 in Berwickshire, valued at £6759 and £12,703 per annum.Ord. Sur., sh. 32, 1857. See Charterhall, and John Small's Castles and Mansions of the Lothians (Edinb. 1883).
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