Luxury Castles & Country Houses in Britain- Scotland
Gilmerton
East Lothian
Sleeps 18 30 minutes from Edinburgh 9 double or twin rooms 9 bathrooms (en-suite or adjacent).
Gilmerton House is a splendid Adam mansion standing in old parkland and has been the seat of the Kinloch family since the 17th century, when Sir Francis Kinloch was granted a baronetcy by King James II. The present house dates principally from 1750 and has a noble facade and some magnificent rooms with rich period fittings and fine furniture.
OPINION
Gilmerton House is wonderfully located for all the great East Lothian golf courses, being only 6 miles from North Berwick and close to Gullane, Muirfield and Dunbar. It is also well situated for those wishing to explore the stunning coastline, Border Abbeys and Castle ruins and the many stately homes in the area. The house can cater for up to 150 for drinks, 20 for dinner in the main dining room and 40 in the wood panelled music room.
CORPORATE EVENTS
Gilmerton is available to let fully staffed for corporate and private house parties, conferences and meetings.
Sleeps 20 and caters for up to 150
6 miles to Dunbar (trains to London)
11 first class golf courses nearby
Local light aircraft landing strip of 1000 metres
Large area of lawn for marquees
Experienced in-house staff
HISTORY
In 1655, Gilmerton was purchased by Francis Kinloch, a man of wealth and influence, a Burgess, MP and in 1677 Lord Provost of Edinburgh. In 1686 he was knighted for lending ?300 to James, Duke of York, to enable him to travel extensively in Scotland. Standing in several thousand acres of prime arable land in one of the most attractive parts of East Lothian, Gilmerton is an imposing Georgian house with some fifty rooms. It was the death in 1795 of the 5th Baronet, Sir David Kinloch, that hurtled his family into the public eye in less than happy fashion. Sir david was murdered by his half brother Archibald-Gordon on the staircase of Gilmerton, having been shot with two pistols.
A very public and lengthy trial followed and it transpired that 15 years earlier, Sir Archibald had been serving in the West Indies with the army and had contracted tropical fever which left him "deprived of his senses". Sir Archibald was eventually confined in safe custody for life and he died in 1800, having been cared for by his family and provided for by their trustees. Gilmerton House remains today as it was then. The marble hall, the parlour now a dining room, the stone parlour now a pantry and the great staircase, scene of that tragedy, are all there, as are the Kinlochs of Gilmerton, landowners and farmers and living in greater tranquility than their forebears.
ACTIVITIES
Golf
Gilmerton is close to Muirfield............
Golf
11 first class courses nearby - Muirfield, Gullane, North Berwick, Luffness, Dunbar etc
Sailing
Boat trip around Bass Rock, off the Coast of East Lothian and famous for it's birdlife.
Walking
Lovely walks on the Lammermuir hills.
Shooting
Pheasant or Grouse shooting locally, clay pigeon shooting on the estate.
Fishing
Fishing can be arranged locally.
Ancestral Homes
Plenty of Stately homes in the area, including Lennoxlove and Winton.
Edinburgh
Countless cultural attractions, restaurants and shops.
DISTANCES
30 minutes from Edinburgh City Centre
45 minutes from Edinburgh International Airport
45 minutes from Berwick Railway Station
BOOKING & MORE INFORMTION
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