Queensberry House

Queensberry House is a 17th century building, incorporated into the Scottish Parliament complex. The most famous resident is probably James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry who was influential behind the Treaty of Union in 1707. The same evening the 2nd Duke was signing the Act of Union, his son, the insane Earl of Drumlanrig, is said to have roasted a servant boy on a spit in an oven in the kitchens. The oven can still be seen in the Parliament's Allowances Office. From 1803 to 1996 the building was used as a hospital.

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