Historic houses · Central Scotland
Mavisbank House
Mavisbank House — house in Midlothian, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Eskbank · 3.5 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Mavisbank House is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: category A listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "house in Midlothian, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 55.8735°, -3.1373°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Mavisbank is a country house outside Loanhead, south of Edinburgh in Midlothian, Scotland. It was designed by architect William Adam in collaboration with his client, Sir John Clerk of Penicuik, and was constructed between 1723 and 1727. The first Palladian villa in Scotland, it is described by Historic Scotland as "one of Scotland's most important country houses." It was altered in the 19th century, but suffered decades of neglect in the 20th century. The interiors were gutted by fire in 1973, and the house remains a ruin, described by Colin McWilliam in 1978 as a "precarious shell". In 2024, a grant of £5.3 million was given to stabilise the building and to enable up-to-date surveys of its condition to be made.
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Background
Architecture
Sir John Clerk's father, the first Baronet of Penicuik, planned a house on the Mavisbank estate in the late 17th century, for which a drawing of 1698 survives. Sir John Clerk, 2nd Baronet (1676–1755) was a Member of the Parliament of Scotland, and, after the union of 1707, of the Parliament of Great Britain. He was also an artistic patron, a composer of music, and an amateur architect. In 1722, he inherited his father's estates, and began planning the new house. Around this time, William Adam was engaged on his first major commission, the remodelling of Hopetoun House for the Earl of Hopetoun. Clerk and Adam collaborated on the design of Mavisbank, which was based on the 1698 proposal. Each…
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- Coordinates
- 55.8735, -3.1373
- District
- Midlothian
- Postcode
- EH18 1HY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Midlothian
- Nearest railway station
- Eskbank — 3.5 km
- Official site
- www.mavisbank.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q6794272 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Mavisbank House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Mavisbank House - principal elevation.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Mavisbank House?
- Mavisbank House is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode EH18 1HY).
- Is Mavisbank House a listed building?
- Mavisbank House is officially recognised as category A listed building listed.
- How do I get to Mavisbank House?
- The nearest railway station is Eskbank, about 3.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode EH18 1HY.