Three refined New Town houses now form a regimental club whose hospitality use preserves public access to part of the terrace.
Quick facts
- Date
- Terrace built 1806–1819; later nineteenth- and twentieth-century adaptation
- Architect / designer
- Robert Reid and William Sibbald; porch addition by David Bryce
- Type
- First New Town classical terrace houses adapted as a regimental club and hotel
- Designation
- Listed building, Category A (LB28212)
- OS grid reference
- NT 25303 74350
Architecture and continuing use
A disciplined ashlar terrace uses regular sash windows, channelled ground floor and a unified cornice. Joined interiors and memorial features reveal adaptation from houses to club.
Its story
Robert Reid and William Sibbald laid out the terrace between 1806 and 1819. Numbers 29–31 were combined for the Royal Scots Club, with later memorial and hospitality functions.
Why it is included
It links the planned elegance of Edinburgh’s New Town to regimental memory and a continuing social and hotel use.
What to notice
- The continuous cornice across several former houses.
- Subtle changes around joined entrances.
- Regimental plaques and memorial details where public access permits.
Reading the surroundings
This is a working members’ club and hotel. Public dining, accommodation and events follow booking arrangements; some club spaces are private.
Timeline
- Terrace built 1806–1819 Robert Reid and William Sibbald laid out the terrace between 1806 and 1819. Numbers 29–31 were combined for the Royal Scots Club, with later memorial and hospitality functions.
- Present Members’ club, hotel, dining, meetings, weddings and events venue.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
LB28212 covers the wider 21–34 Abercromby Place terrace; this record focuses on numbers 29–31 and uses a building-specific point within that designation.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: The Royal Scots Club, LB28212 — Designation category, mapped location, construction phases, fabric, authorship and architectural interest.
- The Royal Scots Club — Current club, hotel, dining and event use, history and address.
Location
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