Download or read book Famous Scottish Houses written by Thomas Hannan and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Great Houses of Scotland written by Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd and published by Laurence King Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 26 houses photographed in colour and accompanied by informative text about their history.

Download or read book The Scottish Country House written by James Knox and published by Vendome Press. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 'Scottish Country House' chronicles a remarkable group of houses and castles that have survived the vicissitudes of Scotland's turbulent history and are still in the hands of their original families. From breakfront cabinets filled with generations of monogrammed heirloom china to canopy beds keeping the chill of a Scottish winter at bay to cabbage-rose slip-covered sofas nestled under tall Gothic windows, this book takes the reader on a tour of these residences, providing an intimate look at a marvellous hotchpotch of rooms and decoration. Specially commissioned photographs by James Fennell show inviting living rooms and tousled bedrooms, print-lined hallways and well-trampled mudrooms. Telling details capture the eccentric personalities of their owners Scottish chieftains, lairds and nobles drawn from the pages of Walter Scott; charming decorative details, such as a red silk bell-pull against green floral wallpaper, a drawer full of two- hundred-year-old love letters, or the curve of a wonderfully carved antique chair.

Download or read book Castles of Scotland written by Martin Coventry and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A must for all those who want to visit Scotland's many castles. The book covers all of the coutry's famous strongholds, as well as many lesser-known places, with location, access, visitor facilities, and contact details. There is a map, many photos, a glossary of architectural terms, and a family-name index, allowing the reader to identify any castle associated with their family.

Download or read book Scottish Houses and Gardens written by Ian Gow and published by White Lion Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has been over 100 years sinceCountry Lifenbsp;magazine began to commission leading architectural photographers to record the great country houses of the British Isles. This book features 20 of the most importantnbsp;and remarkable houses in Scotland from the archive.

Download or read book Scottish Country Houses 1600 1914 written by Ian Gow and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2019-07-30 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new illustrated paperback edition examines the Scottish country house in all its guises - from great classical houses like Hopetoun, to familiar castles such as Glamis and Craigievar - as well as giving insights into the architects who designed them, including William and Robert Adam, Sir John James Burnet and Sir William Bruce.

Download or read book Famous Scottish Houses written by Rev. Thomas Hannan and published by . This book was released on 1983* with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Ancient Catholic Homes of Scotland written by Frederick Odo Blundell and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Scottish Country Houses Castles written by Sheila Forman and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Scottish House written by Ianthe Ruthven and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an evocative and visually arresting book giving a sense of Scotland's heritage and of the people who have contributed so much to it. It features a range of never-before photographed houses which capture the spirit of Scottish living.

Download or read book Lost Houses of Scotland written by Marcus Binney and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scotland lost more than 450 houses of "architectural pretension" between 1900 and 1980. This study is an attempt to document the losses of Scottish Country Houses by showing how much has been lost, especially since WWII, with the aim of underlining the importance of the efforts being made to preserve, maintain, and use those that remain.

Download or read book The Fortified House in Scotland Central Scotland written by Nigel G. Tranter and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Castles of Scotland written by Martin Coventry and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive and most comprehensive collection on castles, towers, and fortified houses of Scotland, with historical accounts, visitor information, and maps.

Download or read book Scottish Castles and Historic Houses written by Scottish Tourist Board and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Scotland s Lost Houses written by Ian Gow and published by White Lion Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1945, it has been estimated, over 200 major houses have been lost in Scotland, through fire, dry rot, mining subsistence, or simply demolition resulting from the prohibitive cost of upkeep. Ian Gow features details of 20 of the country's most important lost houses.