Old Photograph Eliock House Scotland

Old photograph of Eliock House by Sanquhar north of Dumfries, Scotland. The lands of Elliok were in the hands of the Dalzell family from 1388 to 1720. This large Scottish mansion house, standing on a natural platform overlooking the River Nith, was owned by the Veitch family up until at least 1905 and later by James Irving McConnel, born 1863, fourth son of Frederic McConnel of Blackyett, Dumfriesshire.

The Dalzell 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 the Battle of 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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