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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 ...
The second map shows a partition of the counties into 12 regions of Texas, as defined by the Texas comptroller. The table, further below, reports currently listings by county, updated frequently. [a] Regions are defined by the Texas State Comptroller, who has partitioned the state into 12 regions for economic performance reporting, as shown here.
This page is one of two listing the National Register of Historic Places listings in Texas's Central region. The Central region is an area of 20 counties defined by the Texas Comptroller for economic reporting in 2022, as mapped here .
This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Texas and other landmarks of equivalent landmark status in the state. The United States' National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance. [1]
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 ...
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, first husband of Elizabeth Rannie. On 16 August 1765, Elizabeth Rannie and Henry Dundas were married; [4] she was 14 years old, and he was 24. Through the union, Dundas acquired the Melville castle and estate, and her fortune; [3] these represented almost all of his wealth. [5]
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
James Playfair's works include Melville Castle, which he designed for Dundas in Midlothian and the Glens Old Parish Church, Kirriemuir (1786–1788). His most famous building is Cairness House (1791–1797), in Aberdeenshire , which used revolutionary forms of neoclassicism, and is unique in British architecture of the period.