Duddingston House
House (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Duddingston House
Classification House (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 112957
Site Number NT17NW 187
NGR NT 10174 77639
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/112957
- Council West Lothian
- Parish Abercorn (West Lothian)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District West Lothian
- Former County West Lothian
Duddingston House, c.1810, Robert Burn
In the most mock of picturesque Gothic, its narrow verticality implies a recasting of the earlier seat of the Dundases (1655 dormer-head embedded in the south wall), confirmed by the fact that the first floor is taller than the ground; customary during the Renaissance. This crenellated shoebox is likely, therefore, to represent a fashionable retrofit. Symmetrical steading, 1822, with comparable military insignia. Ice house, 1825.
Taken from "West Lothian: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Stuart Eydmann, Richard Jaques and Charles McKean, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
