John Mylne

1611-1667

John Mylne was a Scottish architect who served as the Master Mason to the Scottish Crown and was one of the last masters of the Scottish Renaissance style of architecture.

John Mylne (sometimes refereed to as John Mylne Junior, or John Mylne the Younger) was born in Perth, Scotland, in 1611. His father, also named John Mylne, and was also a mason, and it is no long stretch of the imagination to assume that this would have influenced John Mylne the Younger to this career. In fact both men worked on the sundial in Hollyrood Palace, with the John Mylne the Younger acting as an assistant.

Unlike his father, John Mylne, was both an architect and mason, so he not only designed but also built his projects. In 1636, John Mylne was appointed to the Edinburgh town council and the position of Master Mason to the Crown. These were undoubtedly to do with his father's not-ignorable influence, and previous holding of these positions.

John Mylne has a number of significant buildings, the majority are concentrated around Edinburgh. Tron Kirk, a church parish on the High Street of Edinburgh, is probably the most significant. This building took over ten years of work by Jon Mylne. The building was executed with a mix of renaissance and contemporary Dutch styles.

John Mylne also worked on Cowane's Hospital in Stirling and Panmure House in Angus. He died on the 24th of December 1667 in Edinburgh and was buried in Greyfriars Graveyard, Edinburgh.