Melville Castle

Melville Castle
Entrance front of Melville Castle

Melville Castle is a three-storey Gothic castellated mansion situated less than a mile (2 km) west-south-west of Dalkeith, Midlothian, near the North Esk.

An earlier tower house on the site was demolished when the present structure, designed in 1786-91 by James Playfair for Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, was built.

The original tower house was owned by the Melville family, before passing to Sir John Ross in the 14th century. It subsequently changed hands with the attached lands several times and was sold to David Rennie in 1705. It then passed via the marriage of his daughter to Henry Dundas.

The building was empty by the 1980s, but has recently been restored, and is now a hotel. It contains very splendid interiors.

It currently functions as a private hotel, open for weddings, operated by the Aurora Hotel Group.

See also

References

  • The Buildings of Scotland - Lothian except Edinburgh, by Colin McWilliam, London, 1978, p. 320-2. ISBN 0-14-071066-3

Coordinates: 55°53′28″N 3°06′15″W / 55.8910°N 3.1042°W / 55.8910; -3.1042

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