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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 ...
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 .
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.
John Knox House, popularly known as John Knox's House, is a historic house in Edinburgh, Scotland, reputed to have been owned and lived in by Protestant reformer John Knox during the 16th century. Although his name became associated with the house, he appears to have lived in Warriston Close where a plaque indicates the approximate site of his ...
Dalmeny House is the home of the Earl and Countess of Rosebery. The house was the first in Scotland to be built in the Tudor Revival style. [1] It provided more comfortable accommodation than the former ancestral residence, Barnbougle Castle, which still stands close by. Dalmeny today remains a private house, although it is open to the public ...
Leslie House in 2007 (prior to the fire in February 2009). Leslie House in Leslie, Fife — a Grade A listed historic building in the County — is the largest and earliest Restoration house in Fife, Scotland, and was the seat of the Earls of Rothes for over 250 years, remaining today still the seat of the Barony and Lordship of Leslie.
Callendar House is a mansion set within the grounds of Callendar Park in Falkirk, central Scotland. [1] During the 19th century, it was redesigned and extended in the style of a French Renaissance château fused with elements of Scottish baronial architecture. However, the core of the building is a 14th-century tower house. [2]