Mellerstain, one of Scotland's great Georgian houses was begun in 1725 by William Adam and completed several years later by his famous son, Robert.
The main entrance hall leads to a long corridor with a staircase to the bedroom floor, from which there is a small back staircase leading to a large gallery room running north to south.
The interior decoration is outstanding with colourful plasterwork ceilings throughout. The ground floor has a sitting room, a beautiful library of double cube design, a music room, the main drawing room, with original silk brocade wall coverings, a small drawing room and a second small library.
In the vaulted halls of the old servants' quarters, the Mellerstain Art Gallery is a dramatic setting for exhibitions of high-quality art of all kinds.
The house stands in 80 hectares of magnificent parkland, with an Italianate formal terraced garden at the rear, with a sweeping stretch of lawn descending to a lake.
Also on the estate there is an 18th century stone gatehouse.
Contact: Rosemary Evans, Gordon, Berwickshire, TD3 6LG
Tel: 01573 410 225 Fax: 01573 410636
Email: enquiries@mellerstain.com
Web: www.mellerstain.com