Dalkeith House

Category

Library Item

Item no

12897

Title

Dalkeith House

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1880

Size

13.9 x 19 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

The accompanying descriptive text in the volume begins as follows:
'The castle or house of Dalkeith, a residence of His Grace the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, is situated on a rising ground overlooking the North Esk, half a mile above its junction with the South Esk, and close to the north-east part of the town of Dalkeith. It is a plain but massive building in the Corinthian style of architecture, erected on the site of an old castle, which, about the year 1705, was entirely reconstructed by Anna, Duchess of Buccleuch and Monmouth. A new front and wings were added in imitation of the palace of Loo in the Netherlands, though on a smaller scale. The Duchess used to say that that she was extravagant in new marble work to show her respect for her old castle. This marble work is still entire, and the great hanging stair leading from the ground floor to the gallery is particularly graceful and much admired. After the alterations made by the Duchess, the castle was occasionally called the palace of Dalkeith, but it is now known as Dalkeith House.'

The full text may be viewed from the volume which is held at the Edinburgh and Scottish Collection, Central Library, Edinburgh.

Dalkieth House [Palace] is now leased out to the University of Wisconsin.

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