Dalmahoy ( Scottish Gaelic: ''Dail MoThua'') is a hotel and former country house near Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located off the A71 road, south of

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. The house is protected as a category A listed building,

History

The estate was the property of the Dalmahoys until the early 18th century.

James VI of Scotland James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until hi ...

stayed at the old castle in April 1589 while hunting. James VI hunted at Dalmahoy with his brother-in-law, the

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on 18 March 1598. The present house was built in 1725 for George Dalrymple, a younger son of the Earl of Stair, and was designed by the architect William Adam (1689–1748). Dalmahoy was sold in 1750 to James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton. In 1787 an extension and a number of alteration were made to designs by Alexander Laing. Further alterations were made in the 1830s, involving William Burn, and in 1851 by Brown and Wardrop. In 1927 the house was leased and converted to a hotel, with golf courses being established in the grounds. Circa 1927 a dedicated station was opened on the Shotts line to serve Dalmahoy's new golf course. Ravelrig Platform for Dalmahoy Golf Course is recorded as having closed by 1930. The present hotel was built in 1990, and comprises substantial extensions to the original building and the golf course/hotel complex played host to the second ever (and first in Europe) Solheim Cup in 1992. Dalmahoy is now an independent hotel.

References

{{Solheim Cup venues, state=collapsed Houses in Edinburgh Listed hotels in Scotland Hotels in Edinburgh Category A listed buildings in Edinburgh Houses completed in 1725 William Adam buildings Solheim Cup venues Golf clubs and courses in Edinburgh 1725 establishments in Great Britain