Melville House, Garden | Canmore

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Garden (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Melville House, Garden

Classification Garden (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 30242

Site Number NO21SE 16.02

NGR NO 2993 1375

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house with the garden adjacent, taken from the SE

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house with the garden adjacent, taken from the SE

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1/4/2009

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the N.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the N.

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14/8/2000

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the WSW.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the WSW.

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14/8/2000

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the S.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the S.

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14/8/2000

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Aerial view of house and steading

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Aerial view of house and steading

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

1984

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View from north of statues 'Fame' and 'Mercury' and gazebos.

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View from north of statues 'Fame' and 'Mercury' and gazebos.

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1954

© Headmaster, Melville House

View from south west of gazebos in garden

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View from south west of gazebos in garden

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1971

© RCAHMS

Oblique aerial view centred on the country house with the garden adjacent, taken from the NW.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house with the garden adjacent, taken from the NW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

1/4/2009

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the SE.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the SE.

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14/8/2000

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the SE.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the SE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

14/8/2000

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the S.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the S.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

14/8/2000

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View of gazebo

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1954

© Headmaster, Melville House

Oblique aerial view centred on the house, taken from the NW.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the house, taken from the NW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

15/11/2007

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house with the garden adjacent, taken from the S.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house with the garden adjacent, taken from the S.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

1/4/2009

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the S.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the S.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

14/8/2000

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Gazebo finial

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1971

© RCAHMS

View of south front and pavilions with west gazebo in foreground

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View of south front and pavilions with west gazebo in foreground

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1971

© RCAHMS

Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the SE.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the SE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

14/8/2000

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Oblique aerial view centred on the house, taken from the ENE.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the house, taken from the ENE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

15/11/2007

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View from south east including west entrance gazebo

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View from south east including west entrance gazebo

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

c. 1925

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house with the garden adjacent, taken from the SSE.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house with the garden adjacent, taken from the SSE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

1/4/2009

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the WSW.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the WSW.

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14/8/2000

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the ESE.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the ESE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

14/8/2000

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the SE.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the SE.

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14/8/2000

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View from north west of statues, 'Fame' and 'Mercury'.

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View from north west of statues, 'Fame' and 'Mercury'.

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1954

© Headmaster, Melville House

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Roof profile of east gazebo

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1971

© RCAHMS

South elevations of house and pavilions with gazebos in foreground

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South elevations of house and pavilions with gazebos in foreground

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1971

© RCAHMS

Oblique aerial view centred on the house, taken from the S.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the house, taken from the S.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

15/11/2007

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house with the garden adjacent, taken from the NNW.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house with the garden adjacent, taken from the NNW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

1/4/2009

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the W.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the W.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

14/8/2000

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the SW.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the SW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

14/8/2000

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the W.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the W.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

14/8/2000

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the N.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the N.

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14/8/2000

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Melville House, Garden, NO21SE 90, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto

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Melville House, Garden, NO21SE 90, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto

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Records of the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, England

1958

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house with the garden adjacent, taken from the NNE.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house with the garden adjacent, taken from the NNE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

1/4/2009

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house with the garden adjacent, taken from the W.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house with the garden adjacent, taken from the W.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

1/4/2009

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the SSE.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the SSE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

14/8/2000

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the E.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the E.

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14/8/2000

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Oblique aerial view centred on the house, taken from the SE.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the house, taken from the SE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

15/11/2007

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house with the garden adjacent, taken from the SSE.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house with the garden adjacent, taken from the SSE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

1/4/2009

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the NW.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the NW.

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14/8/2000

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the ESE.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the ESE.

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14/8/2000

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the NW.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the NW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

14/8/2000

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View of gazebo

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1954

© Headmaster, Melville House

View from south west of east pavilion and statue of Mercury in the garden

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View from south west of east pavilion and statue of Mercury in the garden

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1954

© Headmaster, Melville House

East entrance gazebo

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East entrance gazebo

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Records of Ian Gordon Lindsay and Partners, architects, Edinburgh, Scotland

1930

© Courtesy of HES (Ian G Lindsay Collection)

West entrance gazebo

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West entrance gazebo

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Records of Ian Gordon Lindsay and Partners, architects, Edinburgh, Scotland

1930

© Courtesy of HES (Ian G Lindsay Collection)

Oblique aerial view centred on the house, taken from the WSW.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the house, taken from the WSW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

15/11/2007

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house with the garden adjacent, taken from the SW.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house with the garden adjacent, taken from the SW.

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1/4/2009

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the NE.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the NE.

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14/8/2000

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Oblique aerial view centred on the country house with the garden adjacent, taken from the SE

Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the N.

Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the WSW.

Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the S.

Aerial view of house and steading

View from north of statues 'Fame' and 'Mercury' and gazebos.

View from south west of gazebos in garden

Oblique aerial view centred on the country house with the garden adjacent, taken from the NW.

Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the SE.

Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the SE.

Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the S.

Oblique aerial view centred on the house, taken from the NW.

Oblique aerial view centred on the country house with the garden adjacent, taken from the S.

Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the S.

View of south front and pavilions with west gazebo in foreground

Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the SE.

Oblique aerial view centred on the house, taken from the ENE.

View from south east including west entrance gazebo

Oblique aerial view centred on the country house with the garden adjacent, taken from the SSE.

Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the WSW.

Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the ESE.

Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the SE.

View from north west of statues, 'Fame' and 'Mercury'.

South elevations of house and pavilions with gazebos in foreground

Oblique aerial view centred on the house, taken from the S.

Oblique aerial view centred on the country house with the garden adjacent, taken from the NNW.

Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the W.

Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the SW.

Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the W.

Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the N.

Melville House, Garden, NO21SE 90, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto

Oblique aerial view centred on the country house with the garden adjacent, taken from the NNE.

Oblique aerial view centred on the country house with the garden adjacent, taken from the W.

Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the SSE.

Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the E.

Oblique aerial view centred on the house, taken from the SE.

Oblique aerial view centred on the country house with the garden adjacent, taken from the SSE.

Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the NW.

Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the ESE.

Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the NW.

View from south west of east pavilion and statue of Mercury in the garden

East entrance gazebo

West entrance gazebo

Oblique aerial view centred on the house, taken from the WSW.

Oblique aerial view centred on the country house with the garden adjacent, taken from the SW.

Oblique aerial view centred on the country house, garden, pavilions and lodges, taken from the NE.

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Administrative Areas

Council Fife
Parish Monimail
Former Region Fife
Former District North East Fife
Former County Fife

Archaeology Notes

NO21SE 16.02 299 137

Formerly NO21SE 90

See also NO21SE 24, NO31SW 85.

Architecture Notes

Reference:

One late 19th century photograph in the Inigo Thomas album, purchased by NMR, Swindon in 1997.

Activities

Photographic Survey (1954)

Photographic survey by the Scottish National Buildings Record in 1954.

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