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Melville Castle, 2014. An earlier tower house on the site was demolished when the present structure, designed in 1786–1791 by James Playfair for Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, was built. [1] The original tower house was owned by the Melville family, before passing to Sir John Ross in the 14th century. It subsequently changed hands with ...
Melville Castle: Castellated mansion: 18th century: Restored: Private: Lasswade: Built on site of earlier castle [4] Now in use as a hotel: Newbattle Abbey: Fortified house: 17th century: Altered: Newbattle Abbey College: Dalkeith: Part of a former Cistercian Abbey, now a college: Roslin Castle: Keep & ranges: 14th century: Keep is a ruin ...
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, PC, FRSE (28 April 1742 – 28 May 1811), styled as Lord Melville from 1802, was the trusted lieutenant of British prime minister William Pitt and the most powerful politician in Scotland in the late 18th century.
The family seat is Melville Castle between Dalkeith and Lasswade. [2] The first five viscounts (including Henry Dundas) are buried in a simple vault (gated but unlocked) in Old Lasswade Kirkyard. The 6th Viscount Melville, Charles Saunders Dundas, lies opposite his wife, Mary Hamilton Dundas, in the small north cemetery in Lasswade, adjacent to ...
Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville, KT, PC, FRS (14 March 1771 – 10 June 1851) was a British statesman, the son of Henry Dundas, the 1st Viscount. Dundas was the Member of Parliament for Hastings in 1794, Rye in 1796 and Midlothian in 1801.
Upload another image Rosslyn Castle, Including Bridge 55°51′09″N 3°09′36″W / 55.852589°N 3.160021°W / 55.852589; -3.160021 (Rosslyn Castle, Including Bridge) Category A 13026 Upload another image Rosslyn, Collegehill House, Formerly The Old Inn, Including Boundary Walls And Gateway 55°51′20″N 3°09′38″W / 55.855619°N 3.160686°W / 55.855619; -3 ...
Entrance of Melville Castle Notable descendants of Elizabeth Rannie, in addition to her son, include grandsons Henry Dundas, 3rd Viscount Melville and Richard Saunders Dundas . To this day, the peerage of Viscount Melville is descended from Elizabeth Rannie, and takes its name from the castle that Rannie brought into her marriage with Dundas.
Clan Melville is a Lowland Scottish clan. [1] The clan does not currently have a chief and is therefore considered an Armigerous clan registered with the Lyon Court . History