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The walled garden of Edzell Castle, Scotland, survives from the early seventeenth century.. A walled garden is a garden enclosed by high walls, especially when this is done for horticultural rather than security purposes, although originally all gardens may have been enclosed for protection from animal or human intruders.
After remaining in the family for centuries, the Dunmore Estate was broken up in 1970 and sold in lots. One lot, called the "Pineapple Lot", included the folly and the large walled garden, along with some woodlands and a small lake. This lot was purchased by the Countess of Perth, who in 1974 gifted it to the National Trust for Scotland. [10]
The walled garden, viewed from the upper floor of the tower house. In addition to extending the castle, Sir David Lindsay also created Edzell's most unusual feature, the walled garden, or "Pleasaunce". [29] Similar gardens were probably relatively common in Scotland during the Renaissance, but Edzell is a rare survivor. [2]
Kames Castle is a 16th-century tower house located on the shore of Kames Bay near Port Bannatyne, on the Isle of Bute, Scotland. The castle, which is set in 20 acres (81,000 m 2) of planted grounds, includes a 2-acre (8,100 m 2) 18th-century walled garden. It is extended through the addition of a range of stone cottages.
Colzium House The Clock Theatre Colzium Estate Walled Garden Purpose-built curling pond at Colzium, Kilsyth The Ice House at Colzium Detail of the Battle of Kilsyth monument at Colzium House Estate. Colzium House and Estate (pronounced Coal-Zee-Um) is about 500 metres to the north-east of Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. [1]
Greenbank Garden is a 2.5-acre (10,000 m 2) 18th century walled garden in Carolside, Clarkston, East Renfrewshire, Scotland, owned and operated by the National Trust for Scotland and open to the public. It is situated about six miles (10 km) from the centre of Glasgow.
The garden is open to members and paying visitors and consist of a 3-acre (12,000 m 2) walled garden set in approximately nine acres of woodland. [ 8 ] [ 4 ] [ 9 ] The gardens feature four 100-year-old yew trees known as the Four Apostles and was home to Scotland's National Bonsai Collection, which left around 2000 and is now located at Binny ...
The walled garden at Brodick Castle. Brodick Castle is a castle situated outside the port of Brodick on the Isle of Arran, an island in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland.It was previously a seat of the Dukes of Hamilton, but is now owned by the National Trust for Scotland.