Muirhouse (old house)

Category

Library Item

Item no

6276

Title

Muirhouse (old house)

Description

The images is a photograph of a painting or engraving.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1887

Type

Reproduction

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Muirhouse is residential area in the north-west of Edinburgh. The mid 20th century housing estate takes its name from the mid 19th century mansion in the area which was home to the Davidson family.

The first recorded building was an old mansion built around 1670, of which two round towers survived for many years after most of the building was demolished. These towers eventually became ruinous and were pulled down in 1954 by Edinburgh Corporation. The towers are recorded as having been 50 feet high.

This photograph is from a volume entitled 'Photographs of houses in the vicinity of Lauriston Castle' which was compiled in 1909. The book has the armorial bookplate of Macknight Crawfurd of Cartsburn, Lauriston Castle, on the inside cover.

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