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  2. Architecture of Scotland in the Middle Ages - Wikipedia

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    Castles, tower houses, peel towers and royal palaces of the period all contributed to the development of the unique style known as the Scots baronial that would be used for estate houses in Scotland in the sixteenth century, and which would be revived and used extensively from the nineteenth century, including the royal residence at Balmoral ...

  3. Estate houses in Scotland - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Ardverikie House - Wikipedia

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    Ardverikie House is a 19th-century Scottish baronial house in Kinloch Laggan, Newtonmore, Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands. The house was made famous as the fictional Glenbogle estate in the BBC series Monarch of the Glen .

  5. List of Historic Environment Scotland properties - Wikipedia

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    This list includes the historic houses, castles, abbeys, museums and other buildings and monuments in the care of Historic Environment Scotland (HES). HES (Scottish Gaelic: Àrainneachd Eachdraidheil Alba) is a non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government, responsible for investigating, caring for and promoting Scotland’s historic environment.

  6. Architecture of Scotland - Wikipedia

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    The architecture of Scotland includes all human building within the modern borders of Scotland, from the Neolithic era to the present day. The earliest surviving houses go back around 9500 years, and the first villages 6000 years: Skara Brae on the Mainland of Orkney being the earliest preserved example in Europe.

  7. Your pictures of Scotland: 10 - 17 January - AOL

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    A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 10 and 17 January. Send your photos to scotlandpictures@bbc.co.uk. Please ensure you adhere to the BBC's rules on photography that can be ...

  8. Housing in Scotland - Wikipedia

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    The stone building at Knap of Howar, Orkney, one of the oldest surviving houses in north-west Europe. The oldest house for which there is evidence in Scotland is the oval structure of wooden posts found at South Queensferry near the Firth of Forth, dating from the Mesolithic period, about 8240 BCE. [1]

  9. List of oldest buildings in Scotland - Wikipedia

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    The original castle had a tower house within a barmkin entered through a large gatehouse. [146] Crichton Castle: Crichton: Midlothian: Late 14th century: Tower house: The tower is the oldest section, with later additions. [147] [148] Pluscarden Abbey: Elgin: Moray: Founded 1230: Monastery: Originally Valliscaulian, now a Benedictine House. [120 ...