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Historic house museums in the Scottish Borders (8 P) Pages in category "Houses in the Scottish Borders" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
Pages in category "Country houses in the Scottish Borders" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
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.
Chesters - a star of Country House Rescue. Chesters is a 1,565-acre (633 ha) country estate near Ancrum, located on the banks of the River Teviot in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. The estate includes a listed house, workers houses, gardens and extensive grounds. National Grid Reference NT 60842 22512.
15 Scottish Borders. 16 West Coast Islands. 17 See also. 18 References. 19 External links. ... Holmwood House; Hutchesons' Hall; Kittochside, The Museum of Scottish ...
Sales of council houses were popular in Scotland and until the mid-1990s, unlike in England, local authorities could use the whole of their capital receipts for development, including the building of new houses. [65] Under the Scottish Parliament, Scottish Homes was abolished and replaced by Communities Scotland in 2001, which had a ...
The authority for listing rests with Historic Scotland, an executive agency of the Scottish Government, which inherited this role from the Scottish Development Department in 1991. Once listed, severe restrictions are imposed on the modifications allowed to a building's structure or its fittings.
Rebellion House at High Callerton near Ponteland – a simple bastle house a long way south of the border Woodhouses Bastle. Bastel, bastle, [1] or bastille houses are a type of construction found along the Anglo-Scottish border, in the areas formerly plagued by border reivers.