Interior view of stained glass windows in north west wall of dairy Digital image of IN 1620 CN
SC 742271
Description Interior view of stained glass windows in north west wall of dairy Digital image of IN 1620 CN
Date 1972
Catalogue Number SC 742271
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of IN 1620 CN
Scope and Content Stained glass windows, Dairy, Guisachan, Highland Dating from 1860, this huge courtyard steading was designed by A & W Reid & Mackenzie for Lord Tweedmouth who bought Guisachan estate from William Fraser of Culbokie in 1854. Guisachan House is now a ruin, but the farm, which includes a picturesque dairy, and the model village of Tomich, are still standing. This is a view of three stained glass windows in the north-west wall of the dairy. The fashion for ground or coloured glass in dairy windows was not merely decorative, but originated in the desire to cut down the penetration of sunlight and keep the dairy cool. The dairy also has coloured ceramic tiles on the walls and cills, shelving, a decorative mosaic tiled floor and a two-tiered fountain in the middle. The latter was also a cooling device. 10ºC was considered the ideal temperature for storing milk. For the sake of hygiene and gentility the dairy was sited away from the main farmyard. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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