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Historic house museums in the Scottish Borders (8 P) Pages in category "Houses in the Scottish Borders" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
Map of places in the Scottish Borders compiled from this list See the list of places in Scotland for places in other counties.. This list of places in the Scottish Borders includes towns, villages, hamlets, castles, golf courses, historic houses, hillforts, lighthouses, nature reserves, reservoirs, rivers, and other places of interest in the Scottish Borders council area of Scotland
Chesters - a star of Country House Rescue. Chesters is a 1,565-acre (633 ha) country estate near Ancrum, located on the banks of the River Teviot in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. The estate includes a listed house, workers houses, gardens and extensive grounds. National Grid Reference NT 60842 22512.
Linlithgow Palace, the first building to bear that title in Scotland, extensively rebuilt along Renaissance principles from the fifteenth century.. The origins of private estate houses in Scotland are in the extensive building and rebuilding of royal palaces that probably began under James III (r. 1460–88), accelerated under James IV (r. 1488–1513), and reached its peak under James V (r ...
121 All Saints Street Hastings is a Grade II listed building [1] in the Conservation Area of Hastings Old Town, East Sussex, England. It was built in 1648, is timber-frame, jettying to the front and side, and with a dragon beam, and bears the crest of Sir James Duke, 1st Baronet. [2] It is one of the best preserved half-timbered houses in Hastings.
A characteristic of Scottish burghs were long main streets of tall buildings, with vennels, wynds and alleys leading off it, many of which survive today. [34] Many houses in Scottish towns had forms derived from those in major urban centres in Tuscany and the Low Countries, although realised with traditional Scottish techniques and materials.
A 7,000-square-foot fixer-upper in North America is garnering a lot of attention. The property comes with a lot of baggage -- not just a much-needed renovation, but also armed 24-hour security.
Bastle houses have many characteristics in common with military blockhouses, the main difference being that a bastle was intended primarily as a family dwelling, instead of a pure fortification. Many bastle houses survive today; their construction ensured that they would last a very long time, but most are either ruined or much altered for use ...