Basic Site Details
| Name: | Traquair House |
| Town, district or village: | Peebles |
| City or county: | Peeblesshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
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Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Tower house | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| c. 1695 | Alterations and additions | Alterations including the forecourt and gate-piers | |
| c. 1744 | Proposed | Proposed refronting of the house | |
| Before 1981 | Build/construction | ||
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 Smith | B | c. 1695 | c. 1699 | Alterations including the forecourt and gate-piers | |
| John Douglas | K | c. 1744 | Proposed re-fronting of the house | ||
| Alexander Cullen & Co (or Alex Cullen & Co.) | A | Before 1981 | Restoration | ||
| David Stewart Toy | A | Before 1981 | Restoration | ||
| Fred McDermid | A | Before 1981 | Restoration | ||
| George Sinclair McPhail | A | Before 1981 | Restoration | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Maxwell-Stuart, Mr Peter | |
| Traquair, 4th Earl | Client for James Smith work |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | London: YUP. 4th edition | ||
| http://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/country-house-architecture/traquair-house | http://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/country-house-architecture/traquair-house-the-tightrope-of-power-by-john-goodall-73 | Accessed 02/10/2015 | |||
| RCAHMS | Peeblesshire Inventory | volume ii, 313 and plates 89, 90 and 116 | |||
| RIBA | 1981 | Directory of Practices 1981 | |||