Historic houses · Scottish Lowlands
Raehills House
Raehills House — house in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Raehills 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 Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 55.2343°, -3.4738°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Raehills House is a mansion located near the Scottish town of Johnstonebridge in the council area of Dumfries and Galloway. In 1971, the building was first included in Category B in the Scottish monument lists. The upgrade to the highest monument category A took place in 1988. Furthermore, the property is listed in the Scottish register for landscape gardens.
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Background
History
In the early 18th century, the lands of Raehills came into the possession of William Johnstone, 1st Marquess of Annandale. It was inherited within the family. George Vanden-Bempde, 3rd Marquess of Annandale commissioned the architect Alexander Stevens to build Raehills House around 1786. After his death, it passed to James Hope-Johnstone, 3rd Earl of Hopetoun. That year, he commissioned the gardens and parks. Architect William Burn was responsible for the redesign and expansion around 1830. Raehills House continues to be inherited within the family.
Description
Raehills House is located in the northeast of Dumfries and Galloway approximately four kilometers northwest of Johnstonebridge. The Kinnel Water runs a few hundred meters to the east . Raehills House originally had an L-shaped floor plan, but after the extensions it is more of an elongated area. Stevens' style was based on Robert Adam's work . This is how Raehills House is designed with all-round battlement reinforcement, which largely hides the slate-roofed roofs behind it. The edges of the building are also passed by corner tourists . The arched portalon the south side was designed by Burns and was integrated into a three-story tower. On the south side, a further, column-supported balcony…
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- Coordinates
- 55.2343, -3.4738
- District
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Postcode
- DG11 1HL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Sources
- wikidata: Q17571921 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Raehills House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Raehills House - North Side - geograph.org.uk - 831645.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Raehills House?
- Raehills House is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode DG11 1HL).
- Who owns Raehills House?
- Raehills House is owned by | website =.
- Is Raehills House a listed building?
- Raehills House is officially recognised as category A listed building listed.
- How do I get to Raehills House?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DG11 1HL. It sits within the Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale parliamentary constituency.