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Treasured Places

Event ID 567414

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Treasured Places

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/567414

In 1811 Sir Walter Scott purchased the farm of Clarty Hole and renamed it Abbotsford. He extended the farmhouse in 1818, and in 1824 carried out further work that fully replaced the older structure. The author's celebrity led to Abbotsford becoming a visitor attraction, popularising the Scots Baronial style in which it was built. Architectural fragments from around Scotland were used to decorate the house, including salvaged items and casts from standing buildings.

Information from RCAHMS (SC) 9 August 2007

Baldwin, J R 1985

Cruft, K, Dunbar, J and Fawcett, R 2006

Strang, C A 1994

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