Home > New Search > Dalmeny House
Dalmeny House 
dall-MEN-ee
South Queensferry, Edinburgh, Scotland
Started 1814
Completed 1817
Status: Fully Extant
dall-MEN-ee
South Queensferry, Edinburgh, Scotland
Started 1814
Completed 1817
Status: Fully Extant
Special Info / Location/ Date
Special Info
Phonetic Pronunciation of House Name
dall-MEN-ee
Location
Country
Scotland
District Today
Edinburgh
Historic County
West Lothian, Linlithgowshire?
Town / City
South Queensferry
Latitude
55.990379
Longitude
-3.39675
Date
Start Date
1814
Completion Date
1817
Circa Date
Images
We're sorry, this house does not currently have any images available to
illustrate it. Please check back often
- we are always updating the Database. If you have an image
of this or any other house, send it to us! Please make
sure any images submitted are copyright cleared, and send them to
us: Click Here to Email Us
Images From Flickr This is a new feature that we are testing publicly. We apologize if not all Flickr images are associated with the house record. Please bear with us as we work to refine the accuracy of the images retrieved.  Dalmeny House  Dalmeny House  Barnbougle Castle, Dalmeny, Lothian, Scotland. From 'Castles and Mansions of the Lothians'  Dalmeny Estate  Dalmeny Estate  Main entrance Dalmeny House  Dalmeny House  Sheep at Dalmeny House  Dalmeny Park: Country House Hotel  Dalmeny House  Dalmeny House, Lothian  Dalmeny House  Queensferry Dalmeny House  Queensferry Dalmeny House  Dalmeny House, Lothian |
Architects
Extant / Listed / References
Extant
Extant Type
Fully Extant
Extant Details
Listed
House Listed As
Unknown
Gardens Listed As
Unknown
On SAVE Britain's Heritage's List of Buildings at Risk
No
Country House: Yes
References
Vitruvius Britannicus
Vitruvius Scoticus
J.B. Burke (Burke's Visitation of Seats)
Country Life
J.P. Neale (Neale's Views of Seats)
Access / Ownership / Seat
Access
Open to Public Please note: Houses listed as being open "By Appointment" are usually country house hotels or B&Bs.
Yes
Historic Houses Association Member
Yes
Phone Number If calling from the U.S., delete the first "0" in British numbers.
01313-311-888
Fax Number
01313-311-788
Email
Website
Awards
Current Ownership
Current Ownership Type
Individual / Family Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use
Private Home
Current Ownership Details
Seat ("Seat" is loosely defined
as any family that occupied the house for a period of 2 years or more)
Today Seat of
Earl of Rosebery, Earl of Midlothian, Viscount of Rosebery, Viscount of Inverkeithing, Viscount Mentmore; Primrose family here for over 300 years.
A Past Seat(s) of
Possible (Unsure) Seat of
History / Gardens & Park / Movies
History
Earlier House(s) / Building(s)
House Replaced By
Built / Designed For
House & Family History
Collections
This field lists art objects that are currently or were previously in the collection of the house.
For information on the history of British currency, click here. To use a chart that allows you to compare the purchasing power of money In Great Britain from 1264 to any other year, including the present, click here. To use a currency conversion to see the current value of the British pound, click here.
For information on the history of British currency, click here. To use a chart that allows you to compare the purchasing power of money In Great Britain from 1264 to any other year, including the present, click here. To use a currency conversion to see the current value of the British pound, click here.
The collection at Dalmeny includes paintings by Gainsborough, Raeburn, Reynolds, Lawrence, and the collection of Rothschild 18th century French furniture formerly at Mentmore Towers. There is also a collection of Napoleonia, acquired by 5th Earl of Roseberry.
Comments
Gardens & Park
Garden, Park, Follies and Outbuildings
Chapel & Church
Movies
Location for Movies / TV
"The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" (1969). "The Little Vampire" (2000). "Hidden Treasure Houses" (2004 - half-hour documentary by James Miller of Sotheby's).
Bibliography
| Author | NA |
| Year Published | 1999 |
| Reference |
| Author | Colvin, Howard |
| Year Published | 1995 |
| Reference | pg. 1058 |
Related Resources
There are no documents associated with this house.
