Lennoxlove
Lennoxlove House is a 14th century historic house set in woodlands half a mile south of Haddington in East Lothian, Scotland.Constructed originally as a rectangular keep, the house was known for centuries as Lethington. It was the home of the Maitland family, which included prominent members such as the poet Richard Maitland, his son William Maitland of Lethington, Secretary of State to Mary Queen of Scots, and his son James Maitland of Lethington (b.1568). It was then acquired by his uncle, John Maitland, 1st Lord Maitland of Thirlestane, it was said in an underhanded manner.Lennoxlove is home to one of Scotland's most important collections of portraits, including works by van Dyck, Canaletto, Raeburn, and others. It also houses important pieces of furniture, porcelain and other fine artefacts, many of which came from the now demolished Hamilton Palace in south Lanarkshire. The collections include the Boulle cabinet given to the Duchess by King Charles II and a silver jewellery box that belonged to Mary Queen of Scots with the forged letter purporting to show her complicity in the murder of Lord Darnley, together with her death mask. There is also the map and compass carried by Rudolf Hess, Adolf Hitler's deputy, who flew to Scotland in 1941 on a mission to involve the 14th Duke of Hamilton in helping negotiate peace between Britain and Germany.