Seton Tomb, Tranent Parish Kirk

Seton Tomb, Tranent Parish Kirk, East Lothian, Scotland 'Perhaps the most impressive monument on the site is the massive 6-legged Seton tomb. Elegantly proportioned and heavily ornamented it is one of the finest of its kind. Of particular note is the tableau of figures carved on the apron representing the successive stages of farming. Cherubs sow and harvest the corn under the shining sun. A full-sized bust of the Earl of Winton is placed centrally on the south side. The corresponding portrait from the north side is missing, or to be more particular it is not here. Its whereabouts is well known. At some time past it was taken and built into the ornament capping the garden gate of a house just 50 yard up Church Street on the other side of the road. The earliest inscription, no longer legible relates to William Seton and is dated 1706 which was likely the date of its erection.'