Newhailes, an astonishing relic: a stately home near Musselburgh in East Lothian with a real "lived in" and unrestored feel. Its origins can be dated back to a rather smaller house called Whitehill that was built here in the 1690s. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/musselburgh/newhailes/index.html
The wonderful Pollok House, standing in what is now Pollok Country Park, close to the M77 and a little over three miles SW of Glasgow city centre. It was built between 1747 and 1752 to replace a nearby castle that was then cleared. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/glasgow/pollokhouse/index.html
One of the nicest of Scotland's many grand houses and castles, Lennoxlove House near Haddington in East Lothian has origins that date back to 1345. Much of the original L-plan tower house still stands in altered form. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/haddington/lennoxlove/index.html
The south front of the magnificent Arniston House, near the village of Temple in Midlothian. The house was designed by William Adam in 1726 and completed by his son John Adam in the 1750s. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/temple/arniston/index.html
A family lived there, filling the hallways with the sounds of children's feet -- running, stomping, tip-toeing, dancing, leaping, walking, jumping. And the house glowed with joy.