Earlier Houses: There was an earlier house on the site that was demolished in the late 18th century, when the current house was completed.

Built / Designed For: Thomas Hog

House & Family History: The designs for Newliston House in the 1812 edition of "Vitruvius Scoticus" were never executed. In 2024 the house, together with 764 acres, was listed for sale for £15 million.

Collections: The famous Newliston Bed, made for the house in the 18th century, is hung with embroidered curtains, canopy, and valance worked by Lady Mary Hog, whose husband built Newliston. The bed is today in the collection of the National Trust for Scotland, where it is displayed in the Trust's Georgian House in Edinburgh.

Garden & Outbuildings: The 2nd Earl of Stair, who served as ambassador to France from 1715 to 1720, was so inspired by the gardens at Versailles that, when he returned to Scotland, he planned a version in miniature of the palace's gardens at Newliston. Lord Stair hired Scotland's premier architect, William Adam Sr., to layout the garden (Adam's drawings for Newliston are today in the collection of Blenheim Palace).

Vitruvius Scoticus: Adam, W., pls. 32-36, 1812. Design for new house was never executed.

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: Vol. II, p. 119, 1853.

Country Life: Feb 26, 1916.

House Listed: Category A

Park Listed: Listed as a Garden & Designed Landscape

Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT EARLIER HOUSE: Duncan Dundas, 15th century. John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair, until 1707; Field Marshal John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair, 1707-47. Roger Hog, 1747-89. SEATED AT CURRENT HOUSE: Thomas Hog, 1789-1827; James Maitland Hog, 1827-58; Hog family here until 2024.

Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home

House Open to Public: Yes

Historic Houses Member: Yes