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Tyninghame House (Tyninghame Castle) 
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Tyninghame, near Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Circa Date: 1829 around earlier core
Status: Fully Extant
TIN-ing-um
Tyninghame, near Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Circa Date: 1829 around earlier core
Status: Fully Extant
Special Info / Location/ Date
Special Info
Phonetic Pronunciation of House Name
TIN-ing-um
Location
Country
Scotland
District Today
East Lothian
Historic County
City / Town / Village
Tyninghame, near Dunbar
Latitude
56.0099
Longitude
-2.6121
Date
Start Date
Completion Date
Circa Date
1829 around earlier core
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Images From The V&A Images courtesy of and copyright by the Victoria & Albert Museum, London  Fragment of red flock wallpaper with a stylized floral design; Flock on paper. |
Architects
| Designed | Rebuilt House in Scottish vernacular style for 9th Earl of Haddington |
| Date | 1829-30 |
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.
No
Historic Houses Association Member
Phone Number If calling from the U.S., delete the first "0" in British numbers.
Fax Number
Email
Website
Awards
Current Ownership
Current Ownership Type
Flat Owners Company (aka Condo Association)
Primary Current Ownership Use
Flats
Current Ownership Use / Details
Turned into condos by Kit Martin.
Seat ("Seat" is loosely defined
as any family that occupied the house for a period of 2 years or more)
Today Seat of
A Past Seat(s) of
Earl of Haddington, Baillie-Hamilton family, 1628-1987. Sir Timothy Clifford, the West Wing of the House, 1990s-2012.
Possible (Unsure) Seat of
History / Gardens & Park / Movies
History
Earlier House(s) / Building(s)
House Replaced By
Built / Designed For
House & Family History
Kit Martin purchased the House in 1987 and converted it to condos.
Collections
This field lists art objects that are currently or were previously in the collection of the house.
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Some contents were sold onsite by Sotheby’s on Sep 28 and 29, 1987. The majority of the contents were moved to Mellerstain, the Earl of Haddington's other seat.
Comments
Gardens & Park
Garden, Park, Follies and Outbuildings
Tyninghame is noted for Lady Haddington's Secret Garden, created by the 12th Earl of Haddington and his wife in the 20th century.
Chapel & Church
Movies
Location for Movies / TV
Bibliography
| Author | Sayer, Michael |
| Year Published | 1993 |
| Reference |
| Author | NA |
| Year Published | NA |
| Reference | Jul 19, 2010 |
| Author | Colvin, Howard |
| Year Published | 2008 |
| Reference | pg. 190 |
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