Basic Site Details

Name: Muirhouse
Town, district or village: Cramond
City or county: Edinburgh
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status:  
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Notes: Gothic. The ressemblance of this house to Millearne suggests the involvement of the Dicksons but they are not mentioned by name in the autobiography by Thomas Davidson (see references) where he implies that he was to some extent his own architect, with the aid of 'contractor and builder'.

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Country House  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 118301832Build/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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 3R & R Dickson A18301832 
Item 2 of 3Richard Dickson a18301832 
Item 3 of 3Robert Dickson A18301832 

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Davidson, Thomas 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Colvin, Howard2008A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 London: YUP. 4th edition 

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSNMRS Manuscripts Thomas Davidson: 'The Davidsons of Muirhouse', MS about 1879. NMRS Acc no 1997/18, f.62