Hermits and Termits is a Georgian house in St Leonard's, Edinburgh, Scotland. Named for the lands of St Leonard's Hospital, it was completed around 1734...
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Dalmeny House (category Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes)
Scotland. It was designed by William Wilkins, and completed in 1817. Dalmeny House is the home of the Earl and Countess of Rosebery. The house was the first...
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Edinburgh (redirect from Old and New Towns of Edinburgh)
of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. The city is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south...
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between Edinburgh and Dalkeith. One prominent house built in this time, Hermits and Termits, survives. In 1831, the Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway opened...
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house on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth, between Cramond and Queensferry, and within the parish of Dalmeny. It lies within the Earl of Rosebery's...
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Craigmillar Castle (category Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes)
began building the castle in the late 14th century and building works continued through the 15th and 16th centuries. In 1660, the castle was sold to Sir...
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Holyrood Palace (category Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes)
since the 16th century, and is a setting for state occasions and official entertaining. The palace adjoins Holyrood Abbey, and the gardens are set within...
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John Knox House (category Buildings and structures completed in 1490)
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...
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Edinburgh Castle (category Scottish parliamentary locations and buildings)
11th century, and the castle continued to be a royal residence until 1633. From the 15th century, the castle's residential role declined, and by the 17th...
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Redford Barracks (category Buildings and structures in Edinburgh)
Redford Cavalry and Infantry Barracks is a military installation located on Colinton Road, near the Edinburgh City Bypass, east of the suburb of Colinton...
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Gladstone's Land (section Early owners and tenants)
been restored and furnished by the National Trust for Scotland, and is operated as a popular tourist attraction. The "Land" (sited at 481 and 483 Lawnmarket)...
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Cables Wynd House (category Buildings and structures in Leith)
entry system and security camera system on every walkway and in each of the 4 lifts. The building is well maintained with walkways and lifts cleaned...
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Bute House (section Suitability and costs)
Bute House (Scottish Gaelic: Taigh Bhòid) is the official residence and workplace of the first minister of Scotland. Located at 6 Charlotte Square in...
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Governor's House, Edinburgh (category Buildings and structures in Edinburgh)
in Edinburgh, Scotland. It looks out over Waverley Station, the Canongate and Holyrood Park to the south. The building of 1815–17 is all that remains of...
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Pollock Halls of Residence (category Buildings and structures of the University of Edinburgh)
more than 2,000 undergraduate students during term time, and is available to the public as bed and breakfast-style accommodation outside of the teaching...
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Writers' Museum (redirect from FEARE THE LORD AND DEPART FROM EVILL)
Burns, Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson. Run by the City of Edinburgh Council, the collection includes portraits, works and personal objects. Beside...
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West St Giles' Parish Church (category Demolished buildings and structures in Scotland)
of Hermits and Termits in St Leonard's. Plate in possession of the church included three pewter flagons – one gifted by John Liberton in 1701 and the...
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Martello Court (category Buildings and structures in Edinburgh)
Martello Court is a residential building and one of the tallest buildings in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is 64 metres (210 ft) high, with 23 floors. It was...
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city of Edinburgh, Scotland. It has been restored and furnished by the National Trust for Scotland, and is operated as a popular tourist attraction, with...
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internally and extended over the years, today it is the registered office of the Royal Bank of Scotland and its parent, NatWest Group and is protected...
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Officer, two Deputy Presiding Officers, the Parliament's Chief Executive, and other staff. The mansion house was built in 1667 for Dame Margaret Douglas...
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Craigiehall (category Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes)
arms of the Earl and his wife, with their initials (WEA and SCA for William, Earl of Annandale, and Sophia Countess of Annandale) and the date 1699. The...
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Dundas Castle (category Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia)
the late 19th century and is currently the residence of politician and businessman Sir Jack Stewart-Clark. The tower house and the adjoining Tudor-Gothic...
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Clan Napier. It was the home of John Napier, the 8th Laird of Merchiston and the inventor of logarithms, who was born there in 1550. The tower stands...
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fifteenth-century tower house at Lymphoy, near the Water of Leith, between Balerno and Currie, 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) south-west of Edinburgh, Scotland. The tower...
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The colony houses of Edinburgh were built between 1850 and 1910 as homes for artisans and skilled working-class families by philanthropic model dwellings...
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The Drum, Edinburgh (category Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes)
is an 18th-century country house and estate on the outskirts of Edinburgh, Scotland. Located between the Gilmerton and Danderhall areas, The Drum is 4...
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style, or building type, as originally constructed or moderately altered; and simple traditional buildings which group well with other listed buildings...
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Dalmahoy (category Golf clubs and courses in Edinburgh)
Dalmahoy (Scottish Gaelic: Dail MoThua) is a hotel and former country house near Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located off the A71 road, 3.5 kilometres (2...
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Lauriston Castle (category Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes)
Scotland. It lies on Cramond Road South, between Cramond, Davidson's Mains, and Silverknowes. The substantial grounds, Lauriston Castle Gardens, operate...
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