Newhailes
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Newhailes
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| Location | Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 55°56′27″N 3°04′45″W / 55.94086°N 3.079214°WCoordinates: 55°56′27″N 3°04′45″W / 55.94086°N 3.079214°W |
| Built | 1686 |
| Built for | James Smith |
| Architect | James Smith |
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Listed Building – Category A
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| Official name: NEWHAILES HOUSE WITH GATEPIERS | |
| Designated | 22 January 1971 |
| Reference no. | 10911 |
 Location of Newhailes in East Lothian
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Newhailes House is a Palladian style country house which stands in 80 acres of parkland on the edge of the small town of Musselburgh in East Lothian, Scotland. Originally named Whitehills, it is a Category A listed building which is now occupied and maintained by the Scottish National Trust.
The current building comprises the original 7-bay frontage flanked by later extensions.
The stable block is also a Category A building.
The house was originally built c.1686 by Scottish architect James Smith for his own use. In 1701 he sold the estate to John Bellenden, 2nd Lord Bellenden, who sold it in 1709 to Sir David Dalrymple, 1st Baronet. He renamed the house Newhailes in recognition of Hailes Castle on their family estate at East Linton and added the east wing as a library. On his death in 1721 the house passed to his heir Sir James Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet, the Principal Auditor of the Exchequer in Scotland. Sir James extended and reshaped the house, adding a balancing west apartment wing, and moving the entrance from the north-east to the south-west. The gardens were probably laid out at the same time.
Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet inherited in 1751. He had the house remodelled and the stable block added in 1790 by James Craig.
After Sir David's death the house passed down through a further 6 generations of Dalrymples. It was modernised in 1907 but became empty in 1980. It was acquired by the Scottish National Trust in 1997 and now offers a location for weddings, corporate events and private parties.
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