Dalmahoy
Dalmahoy | |
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Coordinates | 55°54′13″N 3°22′10″W / 55.903566°N 3.369435°W |
Listed Building – Category A | |
Designated | 22 January 1971 |
Reference no. | LB27021 |
City of Edinburgh council area |
Dalmahoy (
History
The estate was the property of the Dalmahoys until the early 18th century.
The present house was built in 1725 for George Dalrymple,[6] a younger son of the Earl of Stair, and was designed by the architect William Adam (1689–1748).[2] Dalmahoy was sold in 1750 to James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton.
In 1787 an extension and a number of alteration were made to designs by Alexander Laing. Further alterations were made in the 1830s, involving William Burn, and in 1851 by Brown and Wardrop.[2] In 1927 the house was leased and converted to a hotel, with golf courses being established in the grounds.[3]
Circa 1927 a dedicated station was opened on the
The present hotel was built in 1990, and comprises substantial extensions to the original building[7] and the golf course/hotel complex played host to the second ever (and first in Europe) Solheim Cup in 1992. Dalmahoy is now an independent hotel.[8]
References
- ^ "Rannsaich an Stòr-dàta Briathrachais Gàidhlig". www2.smo.uhi.ac.uk.
- ^ a b c Historic Environment Scotland. "DALMAHOY HOUSE (Category A Listed Building) (LB27021)". Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Dalmahoy: Site History". An Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland. Historic Scotland. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015.
- ^ Joseph Bain, Border Papers, vol. 1 (Edinburgh, 1894), p. 337.
- ^ HMC Report on the Manuscripts of Colonel David Milne Home of Wedderburn Castle, (London, 1902), p. 68
- ^ "Bonnington House, by Ratho, West Lothian - Joe Rock's Research Pages". sites.google.com.
- ^ "Dalmahoy House". Gazetteer for Scotland.
- ^ "Dalmahoy website". Dalmahoy, A Hotel and Country Club.