Duddingston House
Duddingston House is an 18th-century mansion in Edinburgh, Scotland, located south-east of the village of Duddingston. It was built in the 1760s for James Hamilton, 8th Earl of Abercorn, and was designed by Sir William Chambers.Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: house repurposed as hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Duddingston House, Milton Road West, Edinburgh” and “Edinburgh, Milton Road West, Duddingston House”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arthur’s Seat and Holy Rood High School.
Arthur’s Seat
Peak
Photo: David Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arthur's Seat is an ancient extinct volcano. It is the main peak of a group of hills in Edinburgh, Scotland, which form most of Holyrood Park. Robert Louis Stevenson described it as "a hill for magnitude, a mountain in virtue of its bold design".
Holy Rood High School
School
Holy Rood High School is a Roman Catholic secondary school situated on the edge of Holyrood Park, near Arthur's Seat beside Duddingston Village, in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is about half a mile a way from Castlebrae Community High School. Holy Rood High School is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Duddingston House.
Craigmillar Castle
Photo: stuartyeates, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Craigmillar Castle is a ruined medieval castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is three miles south-east of the city centre, on a low hill to the south of the modern suburb of Craigmillar. Craigmillar Castle is situated 1 mile south of Duddingston House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Niddrie Mains and Duddingston.
Niddrie Mains
Neighborhood
Niddrie is a residential suburb in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is situated in the south-east of the city, south-west of the seaside area of Portobello, and west of Musselburgh in East Lothian near Fort Kinnaird retail park.
Duddingston
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Duddingston is a district of Edinburgh, Scotland; comprising a neighbourhood, conservation area and the historic Duddingston Village. The area is situated at the foot of Arthur’s Seat, within Holyrood Park and beside Duddingston Loch.
Craigmillar
Suburb
Photo: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Craigmillar is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland, about 3 miles south east of the city centre, with Duddingston to the north and Newcraighall to the east.
Duddingston House
- Categories: house and hotel building
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.93916° or 55° 56′ 21″ northLongitude
-3.1369° or 3° 8′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C7RWVQ7+M6OpenStreetMap ID
way 29115033OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q5311665
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Duddingston House” goes by many names.
- French: “Duddingston House”
- German: “Duddingston House”
- Japanese: “ダディンストン・ハウス”
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