Dawyck House
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Dawyck House is a historic house
at Dawyck, in the parish of Drumelzier
in the former Peeblesshire
, in the Scottish Borders
area of Scotland
. The alternative name is 'Dalwick House'. Canmore ID 49816.
The old house of Dawyck was demolished about 1830, and a new mansion was erected on the same site. Nothing now remains of the earlier building. The current house has been protected as a Category B listed building since 23 February 1971.
The grounds of the house are now operated as Dawyck Botanic Garden
, a "regional garden" of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
. Dawyck Chapel
is in the grounds of the botanic garden.
Historic house
A historic house can be a stately home, the birthplace of a famous person, or a house with an interesting history or architecture.- Background :...
at Dawyck, in the parish of Drumelzier
Drumelzier
Drumelzier , is a village on the B712 in the Tweed Valley in the Scottish Borders.The area of the village is extensive and includes the settlements of Wrae, Stanhope, Mossfennan and Kingledoors. To the north is Broughton and to the south the road passes Crook Inn to Tweedsmuir.The Drumelzier or...
in the former Peeblesshire
Peeblesshire
Peeblesshire , the County of Peebles or Tweeddale was a county of Scotland. Its main town was Peebles, and it bordered Midlothian to the north, Selkirkshire to the east, Dumfriesshire to the south, and Lanarkshire to the west.After the local government reorganisation of 1975 the use of the name...
, in the Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders
The Scottish Borders is one of 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It is bordered by Dumfries and Galloway in the west, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian in the north west, City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian to the north; and the non-metropolitan counties of Northumberland...
area of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. The alternative name is 'Dalwick House'. Canmore ID 49816.
The old house of Dawyck was demolished about 1830, and a new mansion was erected on the same site. Nothing now remains of the earlier building. The current house has been protected as a Category B listed building since 23 February 1971.
The grounds of the house are now operated as Dawyck Botanic Garden
Dawyck Botanic Garden
Dawyck Botanic Garden is a botanic garden and arboretum covering 25 ha at Stobo on the B712, 8 miles south of Peebles in the Scottish Borders region of Scotland, OS ref. NT168352...
, a "regional garden" of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is a scientific centre for the study of plants, their diversity and conservation, as well as a popular tourist attraction. Originally founded in 1670 as a physic garden to grow medicinal plants, today it occupies four sites across Scotland — Edinburgh,...
. Dawyck Chapel
Dawyck Chapel
Dawyck Chapel, also known as Dalwick Church, is located within the Parish of Drumelzier in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland...
is in the grounds of the botanic garden.
External links
- RCAHMS record for Dawyck House
- RCAHMS record for Dalwick House, Policies
- RCAHMS record for Dalwick House, Kitchen Garden
- RCAHMS record for Dalwick House, Formal Garden
- RCAHMS record for Dalwick House North Lodge and Gateway
- SCRAN image: Dawyck House Stobo Peeblesshire
- Streetmap, Dawyck House
- Flickr image of Dawyck House
- British Listed Buildings: Dawyck House, Drumelzier
- Dictionary of Scottish Architects: William Burn, 1789-1870