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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOPETOUN HOUSE | Hopetoun House | 002 | [Situation] In the N [North] Eastern portion of the parish of Abercorn An Excellent Modern Mansion in the Ornaml. [Ornamental] Mixed, style of Architecture; with appropriate Side-wings, - Surmounted by Cupolas. It is Surrounded by Extensive Lawns and richly Ornamented pleasure grounds, and has extensive offices and Gardens attached. It is Very pleasantly Situated on rising Ground, and Commands Very Splendid & Extensive Views of the Firth of Forth, and the Fife Hills. It is the property of the Earl of Hopetoun. |
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[page] 23Hopetoun House the princely seat of the Earl of Hopetoun in the parish of Abercorn
Linlithgowshire. It stands on a beautiful terrace overlooking the estuary of the Forth 3 miles from
South Queensferry and 12 from Edinburgh. This magnificent pile commenced by the famous
architect Sir William Bruce and finished by Mr. Adam may compare in the graces of
its architecture with most palaces in Great Britain and in the scenic opulence of its
demesne and the gorgeous landscape of wood and and vale of burnished sea and
emerald upland which it surveys it has scarcely a superior and but few rivals. In
August 1822 Hopetoun - house was the last festal hall of royalty in Scotland George IV.
having been entertained there previous to his embarkation at Port Edgar in the vicinity, for
England. The Earls of Hopetoun are a junior branch of the family of Hope of Craighall
and Pinkie. Sir Thomas Hope their ancestor who himself held the office of Lord
Advocate gave no fewer than three sons as Senators to the College of justice. Sir James
Hope his eldest son who was appointed a Senator by the title of Craighall in 1632 and
1641 Sir Thomas Hope his second Son who was appointed in 1641 by the title of Lord Kerse
and Sir John Hope who was appointed in 1649 by the designation of Lord Hopetoun. In
1678 the last of these Sir John purchased from Sir William Seton the barony of Abercorn
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