James Smith (architect) - List of Architectural Works

List of Architectural Works

Architectural works by, or attributed to, James Smith.

  • Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire (1680–1690), for the Duke of Queensberry, possibly designed with Robert Mylne
  • Kirk of the Canongate, Edinburgh (1688–1690)
  • Chapel Royal at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh (1688), destroyed by an anti-Catholic mob the same year
  • Whitehill, Musselburgh (c. 1690), Smith's own home, enlarged in the 18th century and now known as Newhailes
  • Mausoleum of George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh (1691), Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh
  • Newbattle Abbey, Midlothian (1693), advised the Earl of Lothian on alterations
  • Hamilton Palace, Lanarkshire (1693–1701), for the Duchess of Hamilton. Extended in the 18th century and rebuilt in the 19th, the Palace was demolished in 1921.
  • Raith House, Raith Estate, Kirkcaldy, Fife (1692–1694)
  • Traquair House, Borders (1695–1699), alterations
  • Durisdeer Church, and Queensberry Aisle, Dumfriesshire
  • Monument to William Douglas, Duke of Hamilton (1634–1694), in Bothwell Church, Lanarkshire (1695)
  • Old Surgeons' Hall, Edinburgh (1696–1697)
  • Melville House, Fife (1697–1700), for the Earl of Melville
  • Yester House, East Lothian (1701–1715), with Alexander McGill for the Marquess of Tweeddale, altered in the 18th century
  • Dalkeith House, Midlothian (1702–1710), major rebuilding for Anne, Duchess of Buccleuch
  • Yester Parish Church, Gifford, East Lothian (1710), attributed to Smith and McGill
  • Dupplin Castle, Perthshire (1720–1725), for the Earl of Kinnoull, destroyed by fire in 1827
  • Smith's Land, High Street, Edinburgh (unknown date), later known as Paisley's Close

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