Mavisbank House
Mavisbank is a country house outside Loanhead, south of Edinburgh in Midlothian, Scotland. It was designed by architect William Adam in collaboration with his client, Sir John Clerk of Penicuik, and was constructed between 1723 and 1727.Photo: Peter Gordon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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- Type: Ruins
- Description: house in Midlothian, Scotland, UK
Photo: ArchHist, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: ArchHist, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hawthornden Castle and Lasswade, Old Parish Church And Churchyard.
Hawthornden Castle
Castle
Photo: Magnus Hagdorn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hawthornden Castle is located on the River North Esk in Midlothian, Scotland. The castle lies a mile to the east of Roslin at grid reference NT287637, and is just downstream from Roslin Castle. Hawthornden Castle is situated 1 mile south of Mavisbank House.
Lasswade, Old Parish Church And Churchyard
Cemetery
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lasswade, Old Parish Church And Churchyard is a cemetery, which is situated 1 mile northeast of Mavisbank House.
Lasswade High School Centre
School
Lasswade High School is a non-denominational secondary state school in Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland. It has a roll in excess of 1500 students. The school's catchment area covers the towns of Bonnyrigg, Loanhead, Rosewell and surrounding villages. Lasswade High School Centre is situated 1 mile east of Mavisbank House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Loanhead and Polton.
Loanhead
Town
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loanhead is a town in Midlothian, Scotland, in a commuter belt to the south of Edinburgh, and close to Roslin, Bonnyrigg and Dalkeith. The town was built on coal and oil shale mining, and the paper industries.
Polton
Village
Polton is a village located in Lasswade parish, Midlothian, Scotland, anciently a superiority of the Ramsay family, cadets of Dalhousie. In 1618 David Ramsay of Polton was in possession.
Lasswade
Village
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Lasswade is a village and civil parish in Midlothian, Scotland, on the River North Esk, nine miles south of Edinburgh city centre, contiguous with Bonnyrigg and between Dalkeith to the east and Loanhead to the west. Melville Castle lies to the north east.
Mavisbank House
- Categories: house, building, and historic site
- Location: Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.87428° or 55° 52′ 27″ northLongitude
-3.13919° or 3° 8′ 21″ westOpen location code
9C7RVVF6+P8OpenStreetMap ID
way 33064287OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q6794272
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Mavisbank House” goes by many names.
- French: “Mavisbank House”
- German: “Mavisbank House”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Roman Fort and Mavisbank Walled Garden.
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