Historic houses · Central Scotland
Monteviot House
Monteviot House — house in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Monteviot 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 B listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "house in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 55.5147°, -2.5576°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Monteviot House is the early 18th century home of the Marquess of Lothian, the politician better known as Michael Ancram. It is located on the River Teviot near Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland.
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Background
History
The house which sits within 30 acre of land and it was built in about 1740. The lyricist Jean Elliot who wrote words to the lament Flowers of the Forest, died at Monteviot, her brother's house, on 29 March 1805. Her brother Admiral John Eliot died here in 1808 after a distinguished career as Governor of Newfoundland and rose to be an Admiral of the White. He left his estates to Gilbert Elliot, first earl of Minto. from Monteviot House garden]] Further building work took place in 1830 When she commissioned her first church, St John's, it was in nearby Jedburgh. In 1950 the 12th Marquess and his wife Tony moved from Melbourne Hall to the Scottish Borders in 1950 where they oversaw the…
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- Coordinates
- 55.5147, -2.5576
- District
- Scottish Borders
- Postcode
- TD8 6UH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
Sources
- wikidata: Q15255800 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Monteviot House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Monteviot House - geograph.org.uk - 201460.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Monteviot House?
- Monteviot House is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode TD8 6UH).
- Who owns Monteviot House?
- Monteviot House is owned by 13th Marquess of Lothian.
- Is Monteviot House a listed building?
- Monteviot House is officially recognised as category B listed building listed.
- How do I get to Monteviot House?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TD8 6UH. It sits within the Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk parliamentary constituency.