Old Photograph House of Binns Scotland

Old photograph of the House of Binns, Linlithgow, Scotland. A historic Scottish house near Linlithgow in Scotland, and seat of the Dalyell family. It dates from the early 17th Century. The house contains a collection of porcelain, furniture, and portraits tracing the family's lives and interests through the centuries.

Dalziel, Dalzell or Dalyell is a Scottish Lowland surname. The name originates from the former barony of Dalzell in Lanarkshire, in the area now occupied by Motherwell. The name Dalzell is first recorded in 1259, and Thomas de Dalzell fought at Bannockburn. The Dalzell lands were forfeited later in the 14th century, but regained through marriage in the 15th. Sir Robert Dalzell was created Lord Dalzell in 1628, and his son was further elevated in the peerage as Earl of Carnwath, in 1639. In 1645 the Dalzell estates were sold to the Hamiltons of Orbiston, who held them until the 20th century.

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