Ninewells House

About Ninewells House

Ninewells is named for the springs that flow from the hillside into the Whiteadder Water. In the 19th Century it was described as ‘a handsome Tudor edifice of 1840-41’, successor to an older mansion, which was the childhood home of the historian and philosopher David Hume (1711-76), and his occasional residence after his fame was won. Monty Python even praised him in their Philosopher’s Song. It was the seat, too, of his nephew and namesake, Baron Hume (1756- 1838), the eminent writer on...