Basic Site Details

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
	Classification	Original classification?	Notes
	Country House

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
	From	To	Event type	Notes
	1700s			Original house
	1891			Entrance gates and lodge
	1914			Restoration, new east wing and garden layout. Woodwork throughout interior.

People

Design and Construction

The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column.
	Name	Role	Partnership Group	From	To	Notes
	James Macintyre Henry			1891		Entrance gates and lodge
	(Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer			1914		Restoration, new east wing and garden layout
	Scott Morton & Co (later Scott Morton & Tynecastle Co Ltd; finally Scott Morton Ltd)			c. 1914		Woodwork throughout

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
	Name	Notes
	Hood, J A

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
	Author(s)	Date	Title	Part	Publisher	Notes
	McWilliam, Colin	1978	Lothian (The Buildings of Scotland)			pp326-327
	RSA	1891				532
	RSA	1897
	Savage, Peter	1980	Lorimer and the Edinburgh Craft Designers		Edinburgh: Paul Harris Publishing, 1980 (also paperback ed, London & Edinburgh: Steve Savage, 2005)	p176

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
	Source	Archive name	Source catalogue no.	Notes
	Historic Environment Scotland	Listed Buildings Register	13022
	National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS	Cowie and Seaton Collection		CSE 1910/15/1 (drawing by Lorimer)
	National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS	Lorimer and Matthew Collection		LOR M/12
	Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland	Canmore	183278