Earlier Houses: There was an earlier house, probably with a 14th century core, on the site that was eventually occupied by the late 18th century house.
House & Family History: The site of Barnton Castle is under numbers 38 and 40 East Barnton Avenue; the name Barnton can be found in many street names on the former Barnton Estate.
Architect: William Adam Sr.
Date: 1743
Title: Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840, A - SOFTBACK
Author: Colvin, Howard
Year Published: 1995
Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300072074
Book Type: Softback
House Listed: Demolished
Park Listed: Not Listed
Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT FIRST HOUSE: Touris, Towers, or de Turribus family, circa 1400-39. William Crichton, 1st Lord Crichton, 15th century. George Maxwell, mid-15th century. Sir Archibald Dundas, 15th century; Dundas family here 1460-1507. Sir Robert Barton, 1507-48. James Mowbray, 1548-58. Alexander Machan, 1558-80. Robert Elphinstone, 1st Lord Balmerino, circa 1580-circa 1617; Elphinstone family here until 1680. Sir Robert Milne, circa 1680-85. George Hamilton, circa 1685-98. John Douglas-Hamilton, 1st Earl of Ruglen, 1698-1744. Lady Anne Hamilton, Countess of Ruglen, 1744-48. William Hamilton, Lord Daer, 1740s. William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry and 3rd Earl of March, 1748-1770. John Campbell, Viscount Glenorchy, 1770-71. William Ramsay, 1785-94. SEATED AT SECOND HOUSE: George Ramsay, 1794-?
Current Ownership Type: Demolished
Primary Current Ownership Use: Demolished
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No