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Cringletie is a Scottish Baronial house by the Eddleston Water, around 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of Eddleston in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Peeblesshire. Designed by David Bryce and built in 1861, the house is a Category B listed building.[1] Since 1971 it has been operated as a country house hotel.[2]
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History
A "tower and manor place" at "Cringiltie" are mentioned in a charter of 1633.[3] The lands of Cringletie were purchased in 1666 by Alexander Murray of Black Barony, another nearby estate. Murray built a house on the site, which forms the core of the present building.[1] Captain Alexander Murray (1715–1762), an officer of the British Army who saw service in the Seven Years War, was born here.[4] The house belonged to the Murray, later Wolfe Murray, family until 1941.[1] In 1971 it was first converted into a hotel, and has since changed ownership on more than one occasion.[2]
The grounds of the house include a walled garden and an 18th-century doocot.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Cringletie House, Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. http://hsewsf.sedsh.gov.uk/hslive/hsstart?P_HBNUM=2035. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
- ^ a b "History of Cringletie". Cringletie House. http://www.cringletie.com/content/history-cringletie. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
- ^ "Cringletie House". CANMORE. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/51549/details/cringletie+house/. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
- ^ "Captain Alexander Murray". http://www.blupete.com/Hist/BiosNS/1700-63/Murray.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
- Chambers, W. (1864) A history of Peeblesshire, Edinburgh
- Renrick, R. (1897) Historical notes of Peeblesshire localities, Peebles
- Proudfoot, Edwina V W. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1985
Coordinates: 55°41′17″N 3°13′07″W / 55.68806°N 3.21861°W
External links
- Cringletie House, hotel website
Categories:- Buildings and structures in the Scottish Borders
- Listed buildings in the Scottish Borders
- Category B listed buildings in Scotland
- Houses completed in 1861
- Country houses in Scotland
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