Earlier Houses: The first Seacliff House was built in 1750 by Robert Colt; parts of this house were incorporated into the current 19th century house.

House & Family History: Seacliffe was designed in the 1840s for George Sligo, incorporating elements of an existing 18th century long house. In 1850, nine years after its completion, the House was enlarged for the orientalist John Watson Laidlay. Seacliffe was gutted by fire in 1907, killing its owner, Andrew Laidlay. The House was noted for its unusually long Conservatory.

Garden & Outbuildings: In the early 20th century the Estate's outbuildings were purchased by the Royal Navy, who established a top-secret research base here, known as HMS Scottish Seacliff, that was used for navigation training and U-Boat defense during World War I.

House Listed: Category C

Park Listed: Not Listed

Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT EARLIER HOUSE: Robert Colt, 18th century. SEATED AT CURRENT HOUSE: George Sligo, 19th century. John Watson Laidlay, 1854-85; Andrew Laidlay, until 1907.

Current Ownership Type: Unknown

Primary Current Ownership Use: Ruinous

House Open to Public: No

Historic Houses Member: No