Designed by architects Peddie and Kinnear in 1858-00-00 for Alexander Tod.

The 1861-00-00 Census shows that Alexander Tod’s house, St Mary’s Mount,
had 17 rooms, and was the largest villa to be built in Springhill. Alexander died in 1888-00-00, leaving an estate valued at the equivalent of £16m in today’s (2023) money. St. Mary’s Mount was demolished in 1960-00-00.

The Tod family was an old and respected Edinburgh family of merchants and lawyers. In 1851-00-00, Alexander went into partnership with his younger brother Robert as corn merchants. After a year or two they leased several small mills before they built the prestigeous Leith Flour Mills eight years later in 1859-00-00.

Despite setbacks due to fires and explosions at their Leith Flour Mill, the brothers were extremely successful and accumulated considerable wealth which provided for the construction of the beautiful villas that each of them commissioned.

Below is Robert Tod’s house in Edinburgh, constructed around 1865-00-00.

Clerwood House is currently the head office of The General Teaching Council for Scotland.