Old view of Craigiehall, showing the house with Bruce's roof and chimneys in place, and the pediment still on Burn's extension (right)
General information
Town or city
Near Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Construction started
c. 1695
Completed
1699
Client
William Johnstone, 2nd Earl of Annandale
Design and construction
Architect(s)
Sir William Bruce
Craigiehall is a late-17th-century country house, which until 2015 served as the Headquarters of the British Army in Scotland. It is located close to Cramond, around 9 km (5.6 mi) west of central Edinburgh, Scotland.
Craigiehall was designed by Sir William Bruce, with input from James Smith,[1] and completed in 1699 for the Earl of Annandale, who had recently acquired the Craigie estate through marriage. It is a good surviving example of one of Bruce's smaller houses, and set a pattern for such villas in the Edinburgh area for the 18th century.[2]
It was later the home of Charles Hope-Weir, who made several improvements to the estate policies. Craigiehall was extended several times, before being sold to the Earl of Rosebery, who leased out the property. It was briefly a hotel and country club, before being requisitioned by the Army at the outbreak of the Second World War. Craigiehall continues to be used as the Army's Scottish Headquarters. The house has been protected as a category A listed building since 1971, as a substantial 17th-century classical house, worked on by several notable architects.[3]
^Lowrey, p.6
^Gifford, et al., pp.55-56
^Historic Environment Scotland. "Craigiehall, excluding 1853 and 20th century additions to the north, South Queensferry (Category A Listed Building) (LB45432)". Retrieved 27 March 2019.
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