The library of the second house (demolished). From a circa 1901 postcard.
Earlier Houses: A late 18th century house (the first house) was demolished circa 1850 and replaced by the second house.
Built / Designed For: Sir David Dundas
House & Family History: In 2008 Whitehouse of Dunira, together with 3,261 acres, was listed for sale.
House Replaced By: Whitehouse of Dunira (the third house), a smaller house on the estate, was converted into the main estate house in the early 1950s, after the Victorian house (the second house) was destroyed by fire in 1948.
Architect: Henry Holland
Date: 1798Architect: William Macdonald Mackenzie
Date: Circa 1826Architect: David Bryce
Date: 1864Architect: William Burn
Date: 1852House Listed: Demolished
Park Listed: Listed as a Garden & Designed Landscape
Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT FIRST HOUSE: Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, 1784-1811; Robert Saunders–Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville, 1811-24. Sir Robert Dundas, 1824-35; Sir David Dundas, 1835-circa 1850. SEATED AT SECOND HOUSE: Sir David Dundas, 1852-77; Sir Sidney James Dundas, 1877-1904; George Dundas, early 20th century. Mr. W.G. Macbeth, circa 1919-48.
Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No