Basic Site Details
| Name: | The Binns |
| City or county: | West Lothian |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | A listed |
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| Notes: |
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. 1810 | Reconstruction | North side remodelled in castellated style. Morning room and dining room added in court about 1810. SE and SW wings refaced in castellated style. | |
| 1823 | East Gate | ||
| 1913 | Alterations | ||
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 | |
| William Burn | B | c. 1810 | North side remodelled in castellated style. Morning room and dining room added in court about 1810. SE and SW wings refaced in castellated style. | ||
| Thomas Brown I | 1823 | East Gate | |||
| J M Dick Peddie & Forbes Smith | A | 1913 | Alterations | ||
| James Forbes Smith | A | 1913 | Alterations | ||
| John More Dick Peddie | A | 1913 | Alterations | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Dalyell, James Bruce Wilkie (Sir) | Client for 1913 work, having inherited the estate from a cousin, Mrs Cornwall-Dalyell |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| RCAHMS | 1929 | Inventory for Midlothian and West Lothian | 276 | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Proceedings of the Soc. of Antiquaries of Scotland | Late LVII | p344-370 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 632 | |
| National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Binns Papers | p126 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Dick Peddie and McKay Collection | DPM 1910/18/4 | |