Earlier Houses: The current house replaced an earlier house on the site.
Built / Designed For: William Johnstone, 2nd Earl of Annandale and Hartfell.
House & Family History: Rudolf Hess parachuted onto the Craigiehall Estate in 1941 in an attempt to negotiate an end to World War II. It was at Craigiehall House in 1945 that the official surrender of German forces in Norway took place. Until 2015 Craigiehall served as the headquarters of the British Army in Scotland.
Architect: William Adam Sr.
Date: Circa 1730Vitruvius Scoticus: pls. 86-87.
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: Category A
Park Listed: Listed as a Garden & Designed Landscape
Past Seat / Home of: William Johnstone, 2nd Earl of Annandale and Hartfell, 18th century. The Hon. Charles Hope-Weir, 18th century. Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery and 1st Earl of Midlothian, 20th century. James Morton, 20th century.
Current Ownership Type: Government
Primary Current Ownership Use: Unoccupied
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No