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An Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland / Orkney Grampians
An Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland / Orkney Grampians
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An Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland:
A Report by Land Use Consultants to Countryside Commission for Scotland and Historic Buildings and Monuments Directorate, Scottish Development Department
Three Volumes:
Volume I : Summary Report
Volume II : Dumfries and Galloway and Strathclyde
Volume III : Highland, Orkney and Grampian
Published by Countryside Commission for Scotland, 1987. Softcover. 4to. Illustrated with maps, plans and photographs.
The Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland is a listing of gardens and designed landscapes of national artistic and/or historical significance, in Scotland. The Inventory was originally compiled in 1987, although it is a continually evolving list. From 1991 it was maintained by Historic Scotland and Scottish Natural Heritage, and is now updated by a dedicated team within Historic Environment Scotland. As of 2016 the Inventory includes over 300 sites across Scotland.
The majority of the Inventory sites are estate or park landscapes associated with country houses. However, a wide variety of other types of site are included, including cemeteries, urban parks, and small gardens, where these are of historical significance. Examples include Benmore Botanic Garden in Argyll, Duthie Park in Aberdeen, the Balmoral Castle estate in Deeside, and Ian Hamilton Finlay's garden at Little Sparta in Lanarkshire.
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All three books in good clean condition. No writing or names. A good lot.
A Report by Land Use Consultants to Countryside Commission for Scotland and Historic Buildings and Monuments Directorate, Scottish Development Department
Three Volumes:
Volume I : Summary Report
Volume II : Dumfries and Galloway and Strathclyde
Volume III : Highland, Orkney and Grampian
Published by Countryside Commission for Scotland, 1987. Softcover. 4to. Illustrated with maps, plans and photographs.
The Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland is a listing of gardens and designed landscapes of national artistic and/or historical significance, in Scotland. The Inventory was originally compiled in 1987, although it is a continually evolving list. From 1991 it was maintained by Historic Scotland and Scottish Natural Heritage, and is now updated by a dedicated team within Historic Environment Scotland. As of 2016 the Inventory includes over 300 sites across Scotland.
The majority of the Inventory sites are estate or park landscapes associated with country houses. However, a wide variety of other types of site are included, including cemeteries, urban parks, and small gardens, where these are of historical significance. Examples include Benmore Botanic Garden in Argyll, Duthie Park in Aberdeen, the Balmoral Castle estate in Deeside, and Ian Hamilton Finlay's garden at Little Sparta in Lanarkshire.
CONDITION
All three books in good clean condition. No writing or names. A good lot.
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