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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?
City / Town / Village
South Queensferry
Latitude
55.990379
Longitude
-3.39675
Date
Start Date
1814
Completion Date
1817
Circa Date
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Architects
Extant / Listed / References
Extant
Extant Type
Fully Extant
Extant Details
Listed
House Listed As
Grade A
Gardens Listed As
Listed
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 Use / 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
SEATED AT EARLIER HOUSE: Mowbray family, 13th century-1662.
Possible (Unsure) Seat of
History / Gardens & Park / Movies
History
Earlier House(s) / Building(s)
House Replaced By
Built / Designed For
House & Family History
Dalmeny was the first house in Scotland to be built in the Tudor Revival style, replacing the previous seat, Barnbougle Castle, a 13th century tower house, which still stands nearby. The Estate was acquired in 1662 by Sir Archibald Primrose, whose son was created Earl of Rosebery in 1703. In 1774 Neil Primrose, 3rd Earl of Rosebery, commissioned Robert Adam to design a new house to replace Barnbougle Castle; however, these plans were never carried out. It was left to the 3rd Earl’s son, Archibald Primrose, the 4th Earl, to build the new house. The 4th Earl employed his Cambridge classmate, William Wilkins (most famous today as the architect of the National Gallery, London), to build his new house. Completed in 1817, Dalmeny was based on the 16th century East Barsham Manor in Norfolk. Surprisingly, considering its exterior, the interiors of the Dalmeny are in the Regency style and boast an exceptional collection of art.
Collections
This field lists art objects that are currently or were previously in the collection of the house.
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The collection at Dalmeny includes paintings by Gainsborough, Raeburn, Reynolds, Lawrence, and the Rothschild collection of 18th century French furniture and porcelain formerly at Mentmore Towers. The Mentmore collection came to Dalmeny as a result of the famous May 1977 sale of the contents of that house; the collection came into the family through the 5th Earl's 1878 marriage to Hannah, daughter and heir of Meyer de Rothschild. Formed by the 5th Earl, Dalmeny also holds one of Britain's largest collections of Napoleonic memorabilia.
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 | Colvin, Howard |
| Year Published | 1995 |
| Reference | pg. 1058 |
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