Hopetoun House

Hopetoun House
East facade of Hopetoun House and gardens
Coordinates55°59′43″N 3°27′46″W / 55.9954°N 3.4629°W / 55.9954; -3.4629
Built1699–1752
Built forCharles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun
ArchitectSir William Bruce, William Adam, Robert Adam, John Adam
OwnerThe 4th Marquess of Linlithgow
Listed Building – Category A
Designated22 February 1971
Reference no.LB613
Designated1 July 1987
Reference no.GDL00212
Hopetoun House is located in West Lothian
Hopetoun House
Location in West Lothian
Aerial view

Hopetoun House is a country house near South Queensferry owned by the Hopetoun House Preservation Trust, a charity established in 1974 to preserve the house and grounds as a national monument, to protect and improve their amenities, and to preserve the furniture, paintings, manuscripts, and other articles of historical interest associated with the house.[1] The south wing of the house is occupied by the family of Adrian Hope, 4th Marquess of Linlithgow. The house is a Category A listed building[2] and the grounds are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland.[3]

  1. ^ "The Trust". Hopetoun.
  2. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Hopetoun House (LB613)". Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  3. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Hopetoun House (GDL00212)". Retrieved 20 June 2020.