The Hirsel

Coldstream

Scottish Borders

Scotland

Historic County: Berwickshire

Circa Date: 1706 w/1739-41 & 1851 additions

Status: Fully Extant

House Open to Public: Grounds Only

Country House: Yes

Architect: William Adam Sr.

Date of Birth: 1689
Date of Death: 1748
Nationality: Scottish

Designed: Work for 8th Earl of Home

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Architect: William Burn

Date of Birth: 1789
Date of Death: 1870
Nationality: British
Notes: Son of Robert Burn. William Burn's nephew, John McVicar Anderson, was the successor of his architecture practice.

Date: 1851
Designed: Additions and alterations to House

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Title: Buildings of Scotland: Borders, The
Author: Cruft, Kitty; Dunbar, John; Fawcett, Richard; et al
Year Published: 2006
Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300107021
Book Type: Hardback

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
Current Seat / Home of: David Alexander Cospatrick Douglas-Home, 15th Earl of Home; Home family here since 1611.

Past Seat / Home of: Lieutenant General William Home, 8th Earl of Home, 18th century; Sir Alec Douglas-Home, the 14th Earl of Home, 20th century.

Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home
House Open to Public: Grounds Only
Phone: 01555-851-536

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.dandaestates.co.uk

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