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Interior. Ground floor view of billiard room in West wing from West showing original table and fittings. Digital image of D/11016
SC 778732
Description Interior. Ground floor view of billiard room in West wing from West showing original table and fittings. Digital image of D/11016
Date 12/5/1997
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number SC 778732
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of D 11016
Scope and Content Billiard room in west wing, Mar Lodge, Aberdeenshire This shows the billiard room which retains many of its original fittings despite the extensive fire in 1991. The billiard table, like other pieces of furniture in the lodge, has been made from the native Caledonian pine. The marble chimneypiece has an overmantel with an octagonal mirror and a decorative pediment. Framed prints and stags' heads which were killed on the estate line the room. The game of billiards was invented in the 16th century but it was not until the 19th century that it became sufficiently popular to have a specially designed room in country houses. The billiard room was kept separate or distant from the main rooms of the house because of the high noise levels and because it was regarded as a private place which served effectively as a men's club. William Duff of Dipple who became the 1st Earl of Fife in 1759 built the original Mar Lodge (or Dalmore House) in 1750. The 6th Earl was created the 1st Duke of Fife when he married Princess Louise, who was a daughter of King Edward VII. When Mar Lodge was destroyed by fire in 1895, Alexander Marshall Mackenzie (1848-1933) designed a new lodge and Queen Victoria laid the foundation stone later in the same year. The duke and duchess used the house mainly as a sporting lodge and an autumn home. The building had another serious fire in 1991 but was subsequently restored. The 29,380-hectare estate had several owners from 1959 until 1995 when The National Trust for Scotland bought it, with the help of a £10 million lottery grant. The lodge has been divided into five self-catering holiday apartments which can be rented by the public. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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