Dalmeny
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Dalmeny, a large baronial mansion and estate on the Firth of Forth, just outside Edinburgh, is the home of the Earl and Countess of Rosebery. The house was the first in Scotland to be built in the Tudor revival style in the early 19th Century. It replaced the former ancestral residence, Barnbougle Castle, which still stands close by.
Dalmeny today remains a private house, open to the public. In contrast to the exterior, most of the principal rooms are in the Regency style, with the exception of the hammer beamed hall. The house contains many very fine paintings and items of furniture from both the Rosebery and Rothschild collections. Much of the French furniture and porcelain came from the family's English mansion, Mentmore, following the latter's sale in 1977.
The house sits in a large wooded park, with magnificent views to the coast.