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Edinburgh, Colinton Road, Merchiston Castle School, Chalmers Boarding House

Hall of Residence (20th Century)

Why this matters

Merchiston Castle, now part of Merchiston Castle School and including the Chalmers Boarding House, was originally built in the early 17th century by the Drummond family, Scottish nobles and prominent landowners. It is remembered as the childhood home of James VI and I, who later became King of Scotland and England, and for its historical association with the influential Drummond and later Crichton-Stuart families.

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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh, Colinton Road, Merchiston Castle School, Chalmers Boarding House as Hall of Residence (20th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

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