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Buildings

Basic Site Details

Dalhousie Castle
Midlothian
Scotland

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:

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ClassificationOriginal ClassificationNotes
Country HouseNot Known
HotelNot Known

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:

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Event TypeFromToNotes
Alterations and additions176Including new roof
Repair17781779
Alterations and additions18261828
Alteration/conversion1972Interior replanned as a hotel

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.

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PersonPartnership GroupRoleFromToNotes
John DouglasCArchitect176Alterations - including new roof. <br><br>Sir Walter Scott states that the castle was \'mangled by a fellow called I believe Douglas, who destroyed as far as in him lay its military and baronial character and roof\'d it after the fashion of a Poor\'s house\'. A pyramidal Georgian roof is visible in views of the castle prior to Burn\'s restoration of 1826-7.
George PatersonBArchitect17781779Repairs
William BurnAArchitect18261828Alterations and additions
(Captain) Donald Punyer WhitehornAArchitect1972Interior replanned as a hotel
Andrew Martin DalgleishAArchitect1972Interior replanned as a hotel
James Allan Hugh Mottram (or James A H Mottram)AArchitect1972Interior replanned as a hotel
Mottram Patrick Whitehorn Dalgleish & PartnersAArchitectural practice1972Interior replanned as a hotel
Ronald DrylieAArchitect1972Interior replanned as a hotel
Thomas Edward PatrickAArchitect1972Interior replanned as a hotel

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:

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NameNotes
Dalhousie, 9th Earl ofClient for William Burn and other work
Dalhousie, 8th Earl ofProbably the client for the Douglas work. He succeeded in 1764. He is one of the executors in Douglas\'s will.

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References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:

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AuthorYearTitlePartPublisherNotes
Anderson, E K (ed)1972Journalp403
Colvin, Howard2008A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840London: YUP. 4th edition
McWilliam, Colin1978Lothian (The Buildings of Scotland)p151
RIBA1981Directory of Practices 1981
RIBA1975RIBA Directory of practices
Small, J1883Castles and Mansions of the Lothiansvolume i

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:

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Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
RIBA Transactions1870p125-128 List of works by Burn compiled by T L Donaldson

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:

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SourceNameCat NumberItem NameNotes
RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Drawings Collection
National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO)Gifts and depositsGD 45/19/188 and /123Accounts etc