Arniston, Gorebridge, Scotland

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Brief description of site

The designed landscape at Arniston House retains features from an early-18th-century formal design, including some drives, fragments of avenues and some specimen trees in the formal wilderness area. There is 19th- and early-20th-century parkland, a 19th-century formal garden on the site of the original wilderness, and a wild garden laid out in the 18th century but further developed in later centuries with tree and shrub planting. The walled garden dates to the mid-18th century.

Brief history of site

The Arniston estate has been in the hands of the Dundas family for over 400 years. The designed landscape was originally laid out in a formal style between 1689 and 1700. Part of this scheme was by William Adam but was later removed. Following the amalgamation of the Shank and Arniston estates the whole area was informalised between 1787 and 1819 although some features of the formal schemes were retained. Planting continued through the 19th and 20th centuries.

Location information:

OS Landranger Map Sheet Number:	66	Grid Ref:	NT326594
Latitude:	55.82312	Longitude:	-3.07734

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