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House Oldest preserved stone house in north west Europe. [3] [4] [5] Midhowe Chambered Cairn: Rousay: Orkney 3500 BC Tomb A well-preserved example of the Orkney-Cromarty type on the island of Rousay. [6] Unstan Chambered Cairn: Stenness: Orkney: 3450 BC Tomb Excavated in 1884, when grave goods were found, giving their name to Unstan ware. [7 ...
Ale is fermented in the original oak tuns, some of which are over 200 years old. [9] The brewery makes a range of beers, though the two main brands are Jacobite Ale and House Ale. [10] Traquair House Ale. Ale was brewed at Traquair during the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots. In 1739 a 200-gallon copper was installed in the brew house under the ...
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.
Yester House is an early 18th-century mansion near Gifford in East Lothian, Scotland. It was the home of the Hay family , later Marquesses of Tweeddale , from the 15th century until the late 1960s. Construction of the present house began in 1699, and continued well into the 18th century in a series of building phases.
Moubray House, 51 and 53 High Street, is one of the oldest buildings on the Royal Mile, and one of the oldest occupied residential buildings in Edinburgh, Scotland. The façade dates from the early 17th century, built on foundations laid c. 1477 .
Dundee shown within Scotland Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) This is a list of Category A listed buildings in the Dundee council area in eastern Scotland. In Scotland, the term listed building refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of "special ...
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 ...
Montgomery Street, Old Parish Church, Kirkyard, Gateway, Boundary Wall, Railings, Session House And Stuarts Of Torrance Mausoleum 55°45′52″N 4°10′35″W / 55.764534°N 4.176351°W / 55.764534; -4.176351 ( Montgomery Street, Old Parish Church, Kirkyard, Gateway, Boundary Wall, Railings, Session House And Stuarts Of ...