The River Wing

The River WingThe River WingThis is the western of the flanking eighteenth century wings and is the least altered part of the Georgian house. The bedroom retains its original raised and fielded panelling, and carved Georgian chimneypiece. Architecturally, this is the finest room in the house. The panelling has recently been stippled a soft green colour. The canted bay contains a Venetian window from which there is a splendid prospect of the River Teviot and the 9th Marquis’s brilliantly arranged plantations of mixed trees on the southern slopes beyond.