| Dalmahoy | |
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 Entrance front of Dalmahoy House | |
| Coordinates | 55°54′13″N3°22′10″W / 55.903566°N 3.369435°W /55.903566; -3.369435 |
Listed Building – Category A | |
| Designated | 22 January 1971 |
| Reference no. | LB27021 |
  Location within theCity of Edinburgh council area | |
Dalmahoy (Scottish Gaelic:Dail MoThua[1]) is a hotel and former country house near Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located off the A71 road, 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) south ofRatho. The house is protected as a category Alisted building,[2]
The estate was the property of the Dalmahoys until the early 18th century.[3]James VI of Scotland stayed at the old castle in April 1589 while hunting.[4] James VI hunted at Dalmahoy with his brother-in-law, theDuke of Holstein on 18 March 1598.[5]
The present house was built in 1725 for George Dalrymple,[6] a younger son of theEarl of Stair, and was designed by the architectWilliam Adam (1689–1748).[2] Dalmahoy was sold in 1750 toJames Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton.
In 1787 an extension and a number of alteration were made to designs byAlexander Laing. Further alterations were made in the 1830s, involvingWilliam Burn, and in 1851 by Brown and Wardrop.[2] In 1927 the house was leased and converted to a hotel, with golf courses being established in the grounds.[3]
Circa 1927 a dedicated station was opened on theShotts line to serve Dalmahoy's new golf course.Ravelrig Platform for Dalmahoy Golf Course is recorded as having closed by 1930.
The present hotel was built in 1990, and comprises substantial extensions to the original building[7] and the golf course/hotel complex played host to the second ever (and first in Europe)Solheim Cup in 1992. Dalmahoy is now an independent hotel.[8]
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