From a 17th-century manor to the Jupiter Artland sculpture park

Bonnington House is a 17th-century country house near Wilkieston, located around 16 kilometres west of the city centre of Edinburgh, Scotland. Built in 1622, the manor is a category A listed building that originally served as 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.

The property later passed to the Wilkies of Ormiston. By around 1702, it moved from the Scott family to Hugh Cunningham, Lord Provost of Edinburgh, and was owned by his son Alexander Cunningham in 1720. During this period, the house is said to have doubled in size. In 1858, the building underwent a complete remodel in a Jacobean style.

In 1999, the house and its 100-acre estate were purchased by the present owners, who commissioned Lee Boyd Architects to refurbish the house in 2001. Benjamin Tindall Architects designed two new wings that were completed in 2015. Today, the grounds of the house have been developed as a sculpture park and are open to the public as Jupiter Artland.

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