In anticipation of the launch of Mortal Arts, Lady Darby Book 2, over the next few weeks I'm going to feature the manors and castles that influenced or inspired the locations in the novel. First up, is Dalmeny House--the real life inspriation for Dalmay House in the book. Dalmeny House is located on the Dalmeny estate along the shores of the Firth of Forth, northwest of Edinburgh. Many of the rooms and features are much as I described them in Mortal Arts. Details have been altered to suit the story's purposes, but several items of interest, such as the Goya tapestries and the magnifcent entrance hall, are very true to life.