Cringletie
House in the Scottish Borders, Scotland
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Cringletie is a Scottish Baronial house by the Eddleston Water, around 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of Eddleston in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Peeblesshire. Designed by David Bryce and built in 1861, the house is a Category B listed building.[1] Since 1971 it has been operated as a country house hotel.[2]
| Cringletie | |
|---|---|
Cringletie House | |
  Location in the Scottish Borders | |
| General information | |
| Type | Scottish Baronial house |
| Location | Near Eddleston, Scottish Borders, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°41′17″N 3°13′07″W |
| Completed | 1861 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | David Bryce |
History
A "tower and manor place" at "Cringiltie" are mentioned in a charter of 1633.[3] The lands of Cringletie were purchased in 1666 by Alexander Murray of Black Barony, another nearby estate. Murray built a house on the site, which forms the core of the present building.[1] Captain Alexander Murray (1715–1762), an officer of the British Army who saw service in the Seven Years' War, was born here.[4] The house belonged to the Murray, later Wolfe Murray, family until 1941.[1] In 1971 it was first converted into a hotel, and has since changed ownership on more than one occasion.[2]
The grounds of the house include a walled garden and an 18th-century doocot.[1]
