Hopetoun House is the traditional residence of the Earl of Hopetoun (later the Marquess of Linlithgow). Marquess of Linlithgow, in the County of Linlithgow or West Lothian is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Marquess of Linlithgow, in the County of Linlithgow or West Lothian is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was built in 1699 and was designed by William Bruce, and extended in 1721 by William Adam. Sir William Bruce of Kinross 1st Baronet ( Circa 1630 &ndash 1 January 1710 was a Scottish Gentleman - Architect, "the effective William Adam (1689 &ndash 24 June 1748 was a Scottish Architect, mason, and Entrepreneur. The house is located near South Queensferry to the west of Edinburgh, Scotland. Queensferry (often referred to as South Queensferry to distinguish it from North Queensferry) originally a Royal Burgh in West Lothian is now part Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.