An historic house in East Lothian, cared for by the National Trust, has hit out after yobs reportedly used the ancient windows as goal targets.
The incident took place between Sunday May 7 and Monday May 8 and saw a group of teens kick a football at the fragile windows of the building.
Newhailes House, on the outskirts of Musselburgh, is a Palladian-style country house which stands in 80 acres of parkland.
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The Category A-listed building has seen spates of vandalism before and has been targeted again.
Hitting out on Facebook staff wrote: "Yesterday evening, we were visited by a delightful group of young people who thought it would be fun to use our historic windows for target practice.
"The police have been contacted and the much better quality CCTV, where these people are easily identified, will be handed over."
They added: "Fixing this damage is a drain on our charity’s resources and diverts funds away from our conservation cause."
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A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We were made aware around 10am on Monday, 8 May of damage caused at Newhailes House near Musselburgh.
“Enquiries are ongoing.”
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