Basic Site Details
| Name: | Dryburgh House |
| Town, district or village: | Dryburgh |
| City or county: | Roxburghshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B listed |
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| Notes: | Some literature misattributes this building to H F Kerr, but he was in fact responsible for the nearby Dryburgh Abbey House (see separate entry). Mantle House is the earlier name of this building (Dryburgh House), not Dryburgh Abbey House - confusion between the names is not uncommon. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Dryburgh Abbey Hotel | Yes | |
| Mantle House | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| House | ||
| Hotel | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1876 | 1878 | Large addition and remodelling after fire | |
| August 1876 | Drawings dated | ||
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 | |
| Charles George Hood Kinnear | A | 1876 | 1878 | Large addition and remodelling after fire | |
| Peddie & Kinnear | A | 1876 | 1878 | Large addition and remodelling after fire - Kinnear responsible | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Baillie, Charles, Lord Jerviswood | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Cruft, Kitty, Dunbar, John and Fawcett, Richard | 2006 | Borders (The Buildings of Scotland) | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p223 | |
| RSA | 1877 | 847 | |||
| Strang, Charles Alexander | 1994 | Borders and Berwick: An Illustrated Architectural Guide | p171 - NB the names, alternative names and architects for Dryburgh Abbey House and Dryburgh Abbey Hotel are confused here | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 15115 | Dryburgh Abbey House Including Sundial |
| National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Gifts and deposits | GD 157/2635 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Dick Peddie and McKay Collection | DPM 1870/6/3 | |