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William Adam

(1689-1748) was the foremost architect of his time in Scotland. Inspired by Sir John Vanbrugh and James Gibbs, he developed a style that was both eclectic and highly individual. His most noted buildings include Floors Castle (1718), Roxburgh; Hopetoun House, near Edinburgh, which he enlarged in 1721; and Mavisbank House (1723), a Palladian mansion in Loanhead.