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
[Illustration: 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 It was superseded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.