Architecture Notes

Event ID 719981

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Architecture Notes

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(NT 22670 77187) Caroline Park (NR)

OS 1:10,000 map, (1975)

NT27NW 3.01 NT 22740 77351 Gates

NT27NW 3.02 NT 22632 77288 Walled Garden

NT27NW 3.03 NT 22654 77220 Offices (North West Range; Royston House)

Caroline Park House was built in 1685 by Sir George Mackenzie, later Viscount Tarbet. It is quadrangular in form, and the present south front was added in 1696. It still contains well-preserved contemporary panelling and decorative paintings.

RCAHMS 1929, visited 1921; Anon 1952.

This mansion is still known as 'Caroline Park House'. It is in a good state of preservation, and is as described and planned.

Visited by OS (V E L) 4 March 1954.

No change to previous field report.

Visited by OS (B S) 26 November 1975.

Royston House [NAT]

Caroline Park [NR]

OS 1:10,000 map, 1987.

Architect: William Burn 1835 - plans for repairs

William Adam 1741 - new kitchen garden wall

Caroline Park House was known as Royston House previous to 1740 when the Duke of Argyll, proprietor of the Barony of Royston purchased the adjacent Barony of Granton. Granton House, also known as Old Granton House, Granton Castle & Royston Castle then became known as Royston House - RMB

First floor, west room of main 1696 block, closet has beams which were inserted from an earlier building found after the fire. The rest of the beams are in Abbey Strand, Canongate, Edinburgh.

Gates on Lodge at Gogar removed from SeaGate Caroline Park

See NMRS Walks in Edinburgh Margaret Warrender p155

The paintings were commissioned by John the Second Duke of Argyll and Greenwich, and the barony and name of Caroline Park House was also created by him, long after George Mackenzie Viscount Tarbat.

Information supplied by current owner, August 2008

REFERENCES

National Archives of Scotland

RHP 9714/34-35 19th c - plan & elevation of lodge

18th c - estate plan

RIBA Drawings Collection - plan with gardens

Dec 12th 1781 Edinburgh Evening Courant advertised to let 'Late Sir James Adolphus Oughton'

Feb 2nd 1782 Edinburgh Evening Courant Sale of Goods advertised Mrs Milton at Caroline Park

Beds & Bedding, window curtains, tables, drawers, sofa, 3 Handsome mahogany book cases with glass doors A large Quantity of furniture

National Library Saltoun Papers Box (?) 36 - Letter 10th Nov. 1741 from Wm Smith at Caroline Park to Fletcher on the building of the new kitchen garden wall staked out by Mr Adam.

Dr Thomas Ross - manuscript notes

Country Life, June 28th, ?1928 - year uncertain

(Undated) information in NMRS.