OS1/11/69/9

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  3. Midlothian OS Name Books, 1852-1853
  4. Midlothian, volume 69
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DALKEITH HOUSE on the Site of DALKEITH CASTLE [continued from page 8] "During the 12th & 13th Centuries it" (DalKeith) "was possessed by the Gallant Grahams. As early as the reign of David II. there was at Dalkeith a baronial Castle which was held by the turbulent Douglases. DalKeith Castle had the honour to receive the princess Margaret on her way to her espousals at Edinburgh. After the battle of PinKie it was readily surrendered by the order of George Douglas, the proprietor. Here Mary Stewart visited Morton her unworthy Chancellor; and conferred several favours on him. In the subsequent Century this barony was acquired by the Scotts a milder race. On the ancient site, Anne the Duchess of Buccleugh and Monmouth built the present house in imitation of the palace of Loo, but on a smaller scale." Chalmers' Caledonia vol [volume] II, P. [Page] 572-3
"DalKeith Castle House, &c. - The only thing under the article of antiquities, worthy of being mentioned is the castle of DalKeith which formerly occupied the same spot where now stands DalKeith House, the principal seat of his Grace the DuKe of Buccleugh. About the beginning of the present century a very magnificent house was built on the site of the Old Castle by Ann Duchess of Buccleugh and Monmouth. The fosse which guarded the castle on the east was filled up and a large mound of forced earth raised around the rock. It is now a pleasant bank and adorned with a variety of delightful shrubs. The beauty of the situation which is deservedly admired is greatly heightened by the winding of the river, and the abundance of thriving wood with which it is surrounded", &c.
"In ancient times, it appears to have been a place of considerable strength and to have stood some siege [continued on page 10]

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Parish of Dalkeith

[note] Not Dalkeith house -:- omo [ordnance mapping office]

Transcriber's notes

This Name Book refers to Dalkeith 1852 - Sheet 1
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 Scale: 1:1056

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Dalkeith Parish, Midlothian County

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