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Dumfries House is a Palladian country house in Ayrshire, Scotland.It is located within a large estate, around two miles (3 km) west of Cumnock.Noted for being one of the few such houses with much of its original 18th-century furniture still present, including specially commissioned Thomas Chippendale pieces, the house and estate is now owned by The King's Foundation, a charity which maintains ...
The Garden of Cosmic Speculation is a 30 acre (12 hectare) sculpture garden created by landscape architect and theorist Charles Jencks and his wife, Maggie Keswick Jencks, on Maggie's land and their home together, Portrack House, in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Like much of Jencks' work, the garden is inspired by modern cosmology.
Moat Brae is a Georgian townhouse designed by Walter Newall in Dumfries, Scotland. It was built in 1823 in the Greek revival style. J. M. Barrie, creator of Peter Pan, played in the house and garden as a child from the ages of 13-18 whilst at school at Dumfries Academy. Barrie was later presented with the Freedom of the Burgh of Dumfries in ...
All proceeds from Christmas events and other commercial operations at Dumfries House are invested in the Prince’s Foundation’s education and training programmes, many of which are delivered on ...
Since King Charles acquired Dumfries House in 2007, it has become a “significant visitor attraction,” and various activities on the estate employ more than 150 people, according to The ...
A formal garden was created between 1675 and 1697 to the principles of the architect Sir William Bruce and appear to be similar to the garden plans for Kinross House and Balcaskie. The gardens were enclosed by stone walls and included six stone pavilions each with lead ogee roofs matching the main building. Water features in the garden included ...
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Dumfries and Galloway Historic house Baroque country house with period furnishings, fine art and antiques, Victorian gardens Dumfries Museum: Dumfries: Dumfries and Galloway: Dumfries and Galloway Local Local history, archaeology, natural history, camera obscura, housed in an 18th-century windmill Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum: Dumfries