DUDDINGSTON VILLAGE

Duddingston Village is situated on the lower slopes of Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh on the eastern edge of Holyrood Park and overlooking Duddingston Loch, which was the setting for Sir Henry Raeburn's famous painting of the skating figure of the Rev. Robert Walker. The natural topography of the area has meant that, despite being only a mile from Edinburgh's City Centre, it has retained its individuality and its distinct village character.

King David I gifted the land of the parish to the Abbot of Kelso at the beginning of the 12th Century, and Kelso Abbey remained the feu superior of the Barony of Duddingston until the time of the Reformation, when the land reverted to the Crown. The land was originally leased from Kelso Abbey to a Norman knight named Dodin who called the village Dodingston, later changed to Duddingston. The economy of the Village was originally based on agriculture and the weaving of reeds from Duddingston Loch into coarse fabric known as Duddingston hardings.

The village now consists of mainly large Victorian houses in substantial well wooded grounds. Duddingston's special historic and architectural interest was recognised, in 1975, by its designation as a Conservation Area.


	DUDDINGSTON KIRK \| home DUDDINGSTON VILLAGE \| PLAN OF DUDDINGSTON VILLAGE \| THE KIRK \| EXTERNAL DETAILS \| EXTERNAL IMAGES \| INTERNAL DETAILS \| CHANCEL ARCH \| STAINED GLASS \| DEVELOPMENT OF CHURCH \| STAGES IN DEVELOPMENT \| MANSE AND GROUNDS \| GRAVEYARD AND WATCH TOWER \| THOMSON'S TOWER \| LOUPING-ON-STANE & JOUGS COLLAR \| PLANS AND SECTIONS \| REFERENCES \| CONTACT DUDDINGSTON VILLAGE Duddingston Village and Loch Duddingston Loch Duddingston Village is situated on the lower slopes of Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh on the eastern edge of Holyrood Park and overlooking Duddingston Loch, which was the setting for Sir Henry Raeburn's famous painting of the skating figure of the Rev. Robert Walker. The natural topography of the area has meant that, despite being only a mile from Edinburgh's City Centre, it has retained its individuality and its distinct village character. Raeburn's Reverend Robert Walker Skating on Duddingston Loch King David I gifted the land of the parish to the Abbot of Kelso at the beginning of the 12th Century, and Kelso Abbey remained the feu superior of the Barony of Duddingston until the time of the Reformation, when the land reverted to the Crown. The land was originally leased from Kelso Abbey to a Norman knight named Dodin who called the village Dodingston, later changed to Duddingston. The economy of the Village was originally based on agriculture and the weaving of reeds from Duddingston Loch into coarse fabric known as Duddingston hardings. The village now consists of mainly large Victorian houses in substantial well wooded grounds. Duddingston's special historic and architectural interest was recognised, in 1975, by its designation as a Conservation Area. D