[1][2] Developed around a mediaeval tower house dating to the 16th century, in 1792 a baronial mansion was built by Thomas Carmichael, 5th Earl of Hyndford, to a design by Robert Adam.

His upper part of the estate passed to Sir Windham Carmichael-Anstruther.

[2] A decade later, the mansion house was extended by David Bryce, who also designed the West Lodge.

[1] When the mansion house was extended, Mauldslie Woods and pleasure gardens were established to attract families and guests.

James Hozier, 2nd Baron Newlands, who inherited the estate in 1906,[2] hosted King George V and Mary of Teck at the mansion in July 1914, just prior to the outbreak of World War I.