Bonnington House, Wilkieston, United Kingdom

Bonnington House is a 19th-century country house near Wilkieston. The house was built in 1622, and was the home of the Foulis Baronets of Colinton. Sir James Foulis, 2nd Baronet, served as Lord Justice Clerk from 1684 to 1688, taking the title Lord Colinton. Bonnington later passed to the Wilkies of Ormiston.

The house passed from the Scott family to Hugh Cunningham, Lord Provost of Edinburgh around 1702. It is said to have been doubled in size c.1720. In 1720 the house was owned by Hugh's son, Alexander Cunningham.

In 1858 the house was completely remodelled in a Jacobean style. The house and its 100-acre (40 ha) estate was bought by the present owners in 1999, and in 2001 the house was refurbished by Lee Boyd Architects. Two new wings were designed by Benjamin Tindall Architects, granted planning consent in 2010 and completed in 2015. The grounds of the house have been developed as a sculpture park, now open to the public as Jupiter Artland.

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Graham MacLeod (2 years ago)
Great day out. Interesting artwork.

Adrian Russell (2 years ago)
Had a fantastic afternoon walking through the woodland, and looking at various sculptures, and artworks that were abundant throughout. Would highly recommend a visit.

Graeme Mitchell (2 years ago)
Great place to take the kids. Plenty of safe walking/running about. The car park is pretty much all the way through the back. So don't worry about missing it.

Brogan (2 years ago)
It's a fair walk round, so be prepared if you have younger kids. Best to bring a picnic and make a day off it. Can get refreshments ext not too bad prices for drinks but food is allot

Ken (2 years ago)
Nice walks for family and some interesting exhibition areas.

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