Basic Site Details
| Name: | Brunstane House |
| Town, district or village: | Duddingston |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
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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 | |
| c. 1672 | c. 1675 | Reconstruction | Remodelling |
| 1730 | Proposed | Proposed alterations | |
| 1735 | 1744 | Addition | South range rebuilt and office court added. |
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 | |
| (Sir) William Bruce | B | c. 1672 | c. 1675 | Enlargement and remodelling | |
| Alexander McGill | C | 1730 | Proposed alterations - perhaps not executed. | ||
| William Adam | A | 1735 | 1744 | South range rebuilt and office court added. | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Fletcher, Andrew, Lord Milton | Client for 1730 proposed work- and William Adam work |
| Lauderdale, 1st Duke of | Client for Bruce remodelling |
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 | ||
| Dunbar, John G | 1975 | The Building Activities of the Duke and Duchess of Lauderdale, 1670-82 | Archaeological Journal, cxxxii | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| National Library of Scotland | Manuscript Collection | MSS 16544, ff1&3; 16555, ff6&8 | Also MSS 17477, ff 216-7, 225-228; 16564, ff 4-5; 16559, f 11; 15672, f 7; 17478, f 60. Also framed drawing Acc 10444. |