Cringletie is a Scottish Baronial house by the Eddleston Water, around 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of Eddleston in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Peeblesshire. Designed by David Bryce and built in 1861, the house is a Category B listed building.[1] Since 1971 it has been operated as a country house hotel.[2]
History
editA "tower and manor place" at "Cringiltie" are mentioned in a charter of 1633.[3] The lands of Cringletie were purchased in 1666 by Alexander Murray of Black Barony, another nearby estate. Murray built a house on the site, which forms the core of the present building.[1] Captain Alexander Murray (1715–1762), an officer of the British Army who saw service in the Seven Years' War, was born here.[4] The house belonged to the Murray, later Wolfe Murray, family until 1941.[1] In 1971 it was first converted into a hotel, and has since changed ownership on more than one occasion.[2]
The grounds of the house include a walled garden and an 18th-century doocot.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Historic Environment Scotland. "CRINGLETIE HOUSE, INCLUDING LODGES, WALLED GARDEN, SUNDIAL AND DOVECOT (Category B Listed Building) (LB2035)". Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ a b "History of Cringletie". Cringletie House. Archived from the original on 11 September 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
- ^ "Cringletie House". CANMORE. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
- ^ "Captain Alexander Murray". Retrieved 29 June 2010.
Further reading
edit- Chambers, W. (1864) A history of Peeblesshire, Edinburgh
- Renrick, R. (1897) Historical notes of Peeblesshire localities, Peebles
- Proudfoot, Edwina V W. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1985
External links
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- Cringletie House, hotel website