Old travel Blog photograph of Stobo Castle in the former county of Peeblesshire in the Borders of Scotland. A Tower House, known as Hill House, formerly stood on the site of Stobo Castle. The Stobo estate was owned by the Murrays of Tweedsmuir around 1750. In 1767, the Stobo estate was bought by James Montgomery, a judge who served as Lord Advocate and Lord Chief Baron of the Scottish Exchequer from 1775. He was created a Baronet in 1801. On his death in 1803, his son James inherited the estate, and commissioned a new house from the architect James Elliot, brother and partner of Archibald Elliot. Stobo Castle was constructed between 1805 and 1811 in a castellated style. In 1849 the porte cochère was added by Sir Graham Graham Montgomery, 3rd Baronet, to a design by John Lessels. Sir Graham also had the grounds redesigned by John Hay in 1872. In 1905 Stobo was sold to the English cricketer Hylton Philipson. A keen gardener, Philipson laid out the Japanese-influenced water gardens and terraces, and formed three large lakes on the estate. In 1939, after Philipson's death, the estate was sold again to the Countess of Dysart. In the post war years the estate was subdivided, and the contents of the house were auctioned by Sotheby's in April 1972. Stobo Castle was purchased in 1975 by the Winyards, who established a health resort. A large extension, incorporating new hotel rooms and a swimming pool, was opened in 2003.
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