Dalkeith, 182 High Street, Cross Keys Hotel
Coaching Inn (19th Century), Hotel (19th Century)
Site Name Dalkeith, 182 High Street, Cross Keys Hotel
Classification Coaching Inn (19th Century), Hotel (19th Century)
Canmore ID 211722
Site Number NT36NW 261
NGR NT 33327 67445
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/211722
- Council Midlothian
- Parish Dalkeith
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District Midlothian
- Former County Midlothian
The Cross Keys Hotel was recorded by the RCAHMS Threatened Buildings Survey in March 2012 prior to its conversion into flats
STG 2014
Publication Account (1998)
The Cross Keys Hotel at 182 High Street was a smart coaching inn, built c 1804 and used frequently by those travelling from Edinburgh south to the Borders, Carlisle and London, and back again. The carriage pend to the right may still be seen and the tripartite Doric pilastered doorpiece gives access to the ground floor, which leads via a cast-iron balustrade stair to the first floor function room, which runs the full length of the building.
Information from ‘Historic Dalkeith: The Archaeological Implications of Development’ (1998).
Standing Building Recording (14 June 2012)
AOC Archaeology Group was commissioned by Yeoman McAllister Architects on behalf of their client to undertake an historic building appraisal at the former Cross Keys Hotel, 182 High Street, Dalkeith, prior to re-development. These works were required as a condition of planning consent by the East Lothian Council Archaeology Service who advise the Midlothian Council on archaeology matters. The Cross Keys Hotel was constructed around 1804 and was originally known as Davidson's Inn after Robert Davidson purchased the land. Some time in the 1830s/40s, the Inn was acquired by the Duke of Buccleugh. Surviving as a three-storey with attic building in stone rubble and ashlar, it stands as one of the earliest surviving buildings in the town, which is reflected in its B listed status.
AOC Archaeology Group (D. Sproat) OASIS ID: aocarcha1-129859
