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Much of the present Calder House dates to the mid-16th century, and is built in a traditional L-plan form, with a main block three-storeys high. The massively thick walls are up to 8 feet (2.4 m), suggesting that this mansion house incorporates the walls of earlier fortalice/castle, and are constructed with random rubble. The end walls are ...
"Shoulder season is a great time to go to the Northeast because you have fewer tourists, as long as you're OK wearing a light jacket," Shaw said. For example, he said destinations like Boston, New ...
Scotland's Home of the Year (often abbreviated to SHOTY) [1] is a Scottish reality competition television series. The programme is based on the format of the Norwegian series Årets Hjem , originally created by Nordisk Film TV Denmark and distributed by Banijay . [ 2 ]
The definition of shoulder season varies by destination, but it typically means the period of time between a region’s peak season and offseason. 5 reasons why ‘shoulder season’ is the best ...
Callendar House is a mansion set within the grounds of Callendar Park in Falkirk, central Scotland. [1] During the 19th century, it was redesigned and extended in the style of a French Renaissance château fused with elements of Scottish baronial architecture. However, the core of the building is a 14th-century tower house. [2]
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 ...
The Norman Shaw Buildings (formerly known as New Scotland Yard) are a pair of buildings in Westminster, London, overlooking the River Thames. The buildings were designed by the architects Richard Norman Shaw and John Dixon Butler , between 1887 and 1906. [ 1 ]
Front facade of Pollok House. The house has an extensive garden, boasting a collection of over 1,000 species of rhododendrons. The gardens behind the main house contain the Pollok Park Beech (Fagus sylvatical), which is thought to be 250 years old. This tree has an unusual form, with a swollen trunk (7 metres (23 ft) girth at grade and 10 ...