[2] Elizabeth Seton inherited Touch in 1742, and in 1745 she hosted Bonnie Prince Charlie at the house, a few days prior to the battle of Prestonpans (21 September).

[4] Debts were incurred during the building of the house, and Hugh Seton continued to borrow money to fund agricultural improvements, including drainage works on the carse (floodplain) of the Forth.

His son Archibald Seton (1758–1818) joined the East India Company in 1779, and subsequently became a member of the Supreme Council at Fort William, Calcutta, and Lieutenant-Governor of Prince of Wales Island (Penang).

Sir Henry is responsible for the present layout of the parkland around the house, having commissioned Thomas White to prepare designs.

The rear parts of the building date to the 16th and 17th centuries, including the tower house which stands on the eastern side.