Dalmahoy
| Dalmahoy | |
| Midlothian | |
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 Entrance front of Dalmahoy House | |
| Location | |
| Location: | 55°54’13"N, 3°22’10"W |
| History | |
| Country house | |
| Information | |
Dalmahoy is hotel and former country house in Midlothian, near Edinburgh. It stands off the A71 road, two miles south of Ratho. The house is protected as a category A listed building,[1] while the grounds are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland, the national listing of significant gardens.[2]
History
The estate was the property of the Dalmahoys of that Ilk until the early 18th century.[3] The house was built in 1725 for George Dalrymple, a younger son of the Earl of Stair, and was designed by the architect William Adam (1689–1748).[1] Dalmahoy was sold in 1750 to James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton.
In 1787 an extension and a number of alteration were made to designs by Alexander Laing. Further alterations were made in the 1830s, involving William Burn, and in 1851 by Brown and Wardrop.[1] In 1927 the house was leased and converted to a hotel, with golf courses being established in the grounds.[3]
The present hotel was built in 1990, and comprises substantial extensions to the original building[4] and the golf course/hotel complex played host to the second ever (and first in Europe) Solheim Cup in 1992. The hotel is now part of the Marriott chain.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Dalmahoy House: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. http://hsewsf.sedsh.gov.uk/hslive/hsstart?P_HBNUM=27021.
- ↑ "Dalmahoy". An Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland. Historic Scotland. http://data.historic-scotland.gov.uk/pls/htmldb/f?p=2400:15:0::::GARDEN:GDL00129.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Dalmahoy: Site History". An Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland. Historic Scotland. http://data.historic-scotland.gov.uk/pls/htmldb/f?p=2400:15:0::::GARDEN:GDL00129#history.
- ↑ "Dalmahoy House". Gazetteer for Scotland. http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst8661.html.
- ↑ "Marriott group website". Dalmahoy, A Marriott Hotel and Country Club. http://www.marriott.co.uk/hotels/travel/edigs-dalmahoy-a-marriott-hotel-and-country-club/.