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  2. Dumfries House - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Drumlanrig Castle - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Garden of Cosmic Speculation - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. King Charles to feature in new Amazon documentary - AOL

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    Filming for the King's documentary is taking place at Dumfries House in Scotland. According to The Times, which first reported the news, a number of platforms were considered before Amazon was ...

  6. List of museums in Scotland - Wikipedia

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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

  7. Moat Brae - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. Threave Gardens - Wikipedia

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    Covering 64 acres (26 ha), the gardens are part of the 1,500 acres (607 ha) Threave Estate originally developed by William Gordon [1] who bought the estate in 1867. The garden is home to the Practical School of Horticulture. The gardens include a working walled garden, a rock garden, several ponds and water features. There is also a visitor ...

  9. Threave Castle - Wikipedia

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    South side of the tower house and artillery house. Threave Castle comprises a 14th-century keep or tower house, and an outer wall that includes the 15th-century artillery house. It is sited on the western edge of the island, which today covers 8 hectares (20 acres), although in the 15th century it is estimated to have been only a third of this ...