Dalhousie Castle, Bonnyrigg Hotel Building, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scottish seat of he chieftains of Clan Ramsay, History, Contact

Dalhousie Castle Hotel

Historic Scottish hotel near Bonnyrigg, south of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

post updated 15 December 2023

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Edinburgh & Lothian

Location: hotel, nr Bonnyrigg, south of Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH19 3JB

The 32-bedroom property is set in nine acres, originally built by the Ramsays of Dalhousie, was converted into a hotel during the early 1970′s and until recently was leased from the Earl of Dalhousie.

The west front of Dalhousie Castle near Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, photo taken on 23 July 2010:

photograph © Roger W Haworth, CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, via Wikimedia Commons

Dalhousie Hotel near Bonnyrigg

Contact Dalhousie Castle:

telephone: +44 (0)1875 820153
fax: +44 (0)1875 821936
e-mail: res(at)dalhousiecastle.co.uk

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Dalhousie Castle is located near Bonnyrigg south of Edinburgh, southeast Scotland.

This ancient structure is a castle in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland. The building is situated near the town of Bonnyrigg, 8 miles (13 km) south of Edinburgh. The castle was the seat of the Earls of Dalhousie, the chieftains of Clan Ramsay.

In June 2004, a major fire erupted in the castle’s roof area. The building was evacuated and the Lothian and Borders Fire Brigade were called to extinguish the blaze.

The south east corner of Dalhousie Castle near Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland seen from the bridge over the Redside Burn, picture taken on 23 July 2010:

Historic building in Cockpen photo © Roger W Haworth, CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, via Wikimedia Commons

The damage was significant but limited to a relatively small area of the building, and no major structural damage occurred. The damage was repaired and the hotel resumed normal operations.

In April 2011, Von Essen Hotels fell into administration, and the hotel was available with a guide price of £7.5 million. In 2012, it was announced that Robert Parker, owner of Doxford House, Eshott Hall and Guyzance Hall in Northumberland, had purchased this historic property for an undisclosed sum.