New Lanark (Rosedale Street is off to the left) New Lanark is a village on the River Clyde, approximately 2.2 km from Lanark, in Lanarkshire, and some 40 km southeast of Glasgow, Scotland. It was founded in 1786 by...
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Jan 11th, 2015
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New Lanark
Apr 22nd, 2013
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Upper Square, Hynish, Isle of Tiree
Upper Square - credit Whisky Cyclist The Isle of Tiree is the most westerly island of the Inner Hebrides. It is relatively small - about twelve miles long and three miles wide - and very flat. Although the name means...
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Apr 6th, 2013
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A Shooting Lodge
This Shooting Lodge, in the north of England, was completed in 2001 to a design by Craig Hamilton, with architectural references from Auchendinny by Sir William Bruce and Bankton House at Prestonpans. The design...
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Feb 27th, 2012
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Conservation | National Trust for Scotland | Portfolio |
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Souter Johnnie’s Cottage
In 1789 Robert Burns was asked to produce a witch tale to accompany a picture of Alloway Kirk in the book Antiquities of Scotland. His response was a poem regarded by many as his masterpiece: Tam O'Shanter. The...
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Apr 12th, 2011
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Portfolio | Private Houses | Residences |
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Barnbarroch, Wigtownshire
In the early hours of October 23rd 1941 a blaze began in one of the bedrooms of Barnbarroch House, Wigtownshire. Servants, woken by the noise, raised the alarm. Some jumped from windows, seriously injuring...
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Dec 11th, 2010
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Brodie Castle, Moray
There have been Brodies at Brodie Castle for over 800 years. Parts of the present building are known to date from the 1560s although it is possible that earlier elements survive. Colen Campbell, the pioneering...
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Dec 11th, 2010
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The Georgian House, Edinburgh
No. 7 Charlotte Square (The Georgian House) is an 18th century town house in Edinburgh's New Town, designed by Robert Adam. The house is beautifully furnished, with collections of period china, furniture, art, and...
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Dec 10th, 2010
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Conservation | Exterior | National Trust for Scotland |
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The Hill House, Helensburgh
The Hill House in Helensburgh, Scotland was commissioned by Walter W. Blackie, the publisher, in 1902 as his family residence. Blackie had been introduced to the architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh by the art...
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Dec 10th, 2010
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Conservation | Exterior | National Trust for Scotland |
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Robert Smail’s Printing Works, Innerleithen
Robert Smail's Printing Works comprises a double shop frontage at No. 7 and No. 9 Innerleithen High Street, in the Borders. It was a printing works and stationers from 1847 - 1985. Today the buildings are...
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Dec 9th, 2010
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The House of the Binns, Linlithgow
The House of the Binns is situated on the western slopes of twin hills (in old Scots “binns”) three miles east of Linlithgow. The present house was built between 1612 and 1630 by Thomas Dalyell, an Edinburgh...
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