Basic Site Details
| Name: | Craigcrook Castle |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B Listed |
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Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Castle | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1836 | Addition | Additions | |
| c. 1891 | Additions (billiard room etc) | ||
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| William Henry Playfair | A | 1835 | Additions for Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey | ||
| Thomas Greenshields Leadbetter | c. 1891 | Additions (billiard room etc) | |||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Croall, Robert | Client for Leadbetter additions |
| Jeffrey, Francis, Lord Jeffrey | Client for Playfair additions |
Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
Child Structures
| This structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details): | ||
| Building Name | Notes | |
| Craigcrook Castle, walled garden, office block | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | London: YUP. 4th edition | ||
| Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M | 1984 | Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) | Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd | p533 | |
| Hannan, Thomas | 1928 | Famous Scottish Houses | Lowlands volume, p69-72 | ||
| Small, J | 1883 | Castles and Mansions of the Lothians | |||
| Taylor, J | 1892 | Lord Jeffrey and Craigcrook | Edinburgh | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Edinburgh University Library | Plans | 14 | Playfair drawings |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 28014 | |