An abandoned former asylum near Edinburgh could be saved after the council announced a compulsory purchase order.
The historic Mavisbank House, near Lasswade, was built in the early 17th century and is internationally renowned. According to a website dedicated to the structure, it is the most important small country house in Scotland.
It was designed and constructed in the 1720’s in a collaboration between Sir John Clerk of Penicuik, a leading figure of the Scottish Enlightenment, and architect William Adam.
