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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
