Hopetoun House is a Scottish stately home near South Queensferry in West Lothian, built between 1699 and 1752 for Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun, beginning to a design by Sir William Bruce and later greatly expanded by William Adam, with the interiors completed by his sons Robert and John Adam. It holds a notable art collection including works by Gainsborough, Rubens and Rembrandt, and its south wing remains the residence of Adrian Hope, 4th Marquess of Linlithgow. A Category A listed building, it has been stewarded since 1974 by the Hopetoun House Preservation Trust, a charity that opens the house and its grounds to visitors.
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The house was built 1699–1701 and designed by Sir William Bruce with Bruce's master mason Tobias Bauchop in charge of the construction and working drawings (aided by his apprentice Alexander Edward).
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