Earlier Houses: There was probably a 16th century tower house on the site of today's house.

Garden & Outbuildings: Carriden House is located west of the site of an Antonine Roman fort that once formed the eastern end of the Antonine Wall.

John Bernard (J.B.) Burke, published under the title of A Visitation of the Seats and Arms of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland, among other titles: 2.S. Vol. I, p. 182, 1854.

House Listed: Category A

Park Listed: Not Listed

Past Seat / Home of: John Hamilton of Lettrick, 17th century. Mylne family, 17th century. Admiral Sir George Johnstone Hope, 1814-18; Sir James Hope, 1819-81. Barkhouse family, 20th century.

Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home

House Open to Public: No

Historic Houses Member: No