Gardens in Scotland
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Argyll and ButeArgyll and ButeArgyll and Bute is both one of 32 unitary council areas; and a Lieutenancy area in Scotland. The administrative centre for the council area is located in Lochgilphead.Argyll and Bute covers the second largest administrative area of any Scottish council...
- Achamore Gardens on GighaGighaThe Isle of Gigha is a small island off the west coast of Kintyre in Scotland. The island forms part of Argyll and Bute and has a population of about 150 people, many of whom speak Scottish Gaelic. The climate is mild with higher than average sunshine hours and the soils are fertile.Gigha has a...
- An Cala on SeilSeilOne of the Slate Islands, Seil is a small island on the east side of the Firth of Lorn, southwest of Oban, in Scotland.Seil has been linked to the Scottish mainland since 1792 when the Clachan Bridge was built by engineer Robert Mylne...
- Ardkinglas Estate (Strome), CairndowCairndowCairndow is a coastal hamlet in southwest Scotland.Cairndow lies between the A83 road and the head of Loch Fyne. Administratively it forms part of the Argyll and Bute council area.thumb|A view across [[Loch Fyne]] near Cairndow...
- Ardnaiseig
- ArduaineArduaineArduaine is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.Arduine is a most characterful tiny hamlet just south of Kilmelford. On the reef just outlying, it has very good, classic Scottish diving, with scallops, lobster and many local Melfort prawns and "Squat" lobsters.-External links:*...
- Bargullan
- Colonsay HouseColonsay HouseColonsay House is a Georgian country house on the island of Colonsay, in the Scottish Inner Hebrides. It is a Category B listed building, and is now in the ownership of the Barons Strathcona...
gardens - Crarae, run by the National Trust for ScotlandNational Trust for ScotlandThe National Trust for Scotland for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, commonly known as the National Trust for Scotland describes itself as the conservation charity that protects and promotes Scotland's natural and cultural heritage for present and future generations to...
(NTS) - Eckford Gardens
- Geilston GardenGeilston GardenGeilston Garden is a property of the National Trust for Scotland, north-west of Cardross, Argyll and Bute.Geilston Garden was developed more than two hundred years ago, combining several features . The walled garden has a dominating 100-foot Wellingtonia in the centre of the lawn...
(formerly in DunbartonshireDunbartonshireDunbartonshire or the County of Dumbarton is a lieutenancy area and registration county in the west central Lowlands of Scotland lying to the north of the River Clyde. Until 1975 it was a county used as a primary unit of local government with its county town and administrative centre at the town...
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- Torosay CastleTorosay castleTorosay Castle is a large house situated 1½ miles south of Craignure on the Isle of Mull, in the Scottish Inner Hebrides.It was designed by architect David Bryce for John Campbell of Possil in the Scottish Baronial style, and completed in 1858...
and garden - Younger Botanic Garden Benmore, a Regional Garden of the RBGE (see the entry for Edinburgh)
Dumfries and GallowayDumfries and GallowayDumfries and Galloway is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland. It was one of the nine administrative 'regions' of mainland Scotland created in 1975 by the Local Government etc. Act 1973...
- Glenwhan Gardens
- Logan Botanic GardenLogan Botanic GardenLogan Botanic Garden is a botanical garden located near Port Logan on the Rhins of Galloway, the south-western tip of Scotland.The area has a mild climate, due to the influence of the North Atlantic drift. This enables plants which would not normally survive outdoors in Scotland to flourish. There...
, a Regional Garden of the RBGE - Threave GardensThreave GardensThreave Garden is located near Castle Douglas in south west Scotland.The garden is in size, and is part of the Threave Estate originally developed by William Gordon who bought the estate in 1867. It is now owned and managed by the National Trust for Scotland...
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EdinburghEdinburghEdinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
- Princes Street GardensPrinces Street GardensPrinces Street Gardens is a public park in the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle. The Gardens were created in the 1820s following the long draining of the Nor Loch and the creation of the New Town. The Nor Loch was a large loch in the centre of the city. It was...
- Royal Botanic Garden EdinburghRoyal Botanic Garden EdinburghThe Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is a scientific centre for the study of plants, their diversity and conservation, as well as a popular tourist attraction. Originally founded in 1670 as a physic garden to grow medicinal plants, today it occupies four sites across Scotland — Edinburgh,...
(RBGE) at Inverleith - Hermiston Suntrap
HighlandHighland (council area)Highland is a council area in the Scottish Highlands and is the largest local government area in both Scotland and the United Kingdom as a whole. It shares borders with the council areas of Moray, Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross, and Argyll and Bute. Their councils, and those of Angus and...
- Abriachan Nurseries
- ArdtornishArdtornishArdtornish is a Highland estate in Scotland located in, Morven, Lochaber. Ardtornish House is famous for its gardens and the estate is the location of the ruined Ardtornish Castle and the still-inhabited Kinlochaline Castle.-History:...
, Morvern - Armadale CastleArmadale CastleArmadale Castle is a ruined country house in Armadale, Isle of Skye, former home of the MacDonalds. A mansion house was first built here around 1790. In 1815 a Scottish baronial style mock-castle, intended for show rather than defense, designed by James Gillespie Graham, was built next to the house...
- Balmacara Woodland Gardens, (NTSNational Trust for ScotlandThe National Trust for Scotland for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, commonly known as the National Trust for Scotland describes itself as the conservation charity that protects and promotes Scotland's natural and cultural heritage for present and future generations to...
) - Cawdor Castle and GardensCawdor CastleCawdor Castle is a tower house set amid gardens in the parish of Cawdor, approximately 10 miles east of Inverness and 5 miles southwest of Nairn in Scotland, United Kingdom. It belonged to the Clan Calder. It still serves as home to the Dowager Countess Cawdor, stepmother of Colin Robert Vaughan...
, Nairn - Dunrobin CastleDunrobin CastleDunrobin Castle is a stately home in Sutherland, in the Highland area of Scotland. It is the seat of the Countess of Sutherland and the Clan Sutherland. It is located north of Golspie, and approximately south of Brora, on the Dornoch Firth close to the A9 road. Nearby Dunrobin Castle railway...
, Sutherland - Dunvegan CastleDunvegan CastleDunvegan Castle is a castle a mile and a half to the North of Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye, situated off the west coast of Scotland. It is the seat of the MacLeod of MacLeod, chief of the Clan MacLeod. Dunvegan Castle is the oldest continuously inhabited castle in Scotland and has been the...
, Skye - Inverewe GardenInverewe GardenInverewe Garden is a botanical garden in the Scottish Highlands. It is located just to the north of Poolewe in Wester Ross.The garden was created in 1862 by Osgood Mackenzie on the estate bought for him by his mother. The original Inverewe Lodge was destroyed by fire in 1914 and replaced in 1937...
, Poolewe, (NTSNational Trust for ScotlandThe National Trust for Scotland for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, commonly known as the National Trust for Scotland describes itself as the conservation charity that protects and promotes Scotland's natural and cultural heritage for present and future generations to...
) - Làrach MòrLàrach MòrLàrach Mòr is a garden in Lochaber, in the western Highlands of Scotland. It lies east of Arisaig, in the crook of a bend in the A830. It was developed during the 20th century as a collection of Rhododendrons, and is included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland, the...
, Arisaig - Castle of MeyCastle of MeyThe Castle of Mey is located in Caithness, on the north coast of Scotland, about west of John o' Groats. In fine weather there are views from the castle north to the Orkney Islands.-History:...
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Perth and KinrossPerth and KinrossPerth and Kinross is one of 32 council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Dundee City, Fife, Clackmannanshire, Stirling, Argyll and Bute and Highland council areas. Perth is the administrative centre...
- Branklyn Garden, (NTSNational Trust for ScotlandThe National Trust for Scotland for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, commonly known as the National Trust for Scotland describes itself as the conservation charity that protects and promotes Scotland's natural and cultural heritage for present and future generations to...
) - Cluny House Gardens
- Drummond CastleDrummond CastleDrummond Castle is located in Perthshire, Scotland. The castle is best known for its gardens, described by Historic Scotland as "the best example of formal terraced gardens in Scotland." It is situated in Muthill parish, south of Crieff. The castle comprises a tower house built in the late 15th...
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Scottish BordersScottish BordersThe Scottish Borders is one of 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It is bordered by Dumfries and Galloway in the west, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian in the north west, City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian to the north; and the non-metropolitan counties of Northumberland...
- Dawyck Botanic GardenDawyck Botanic GardenDawyck Botanic Garden is a botanic garden and arboretum covering 25 ha at Stobo on the B712, 8 miles south of Peebles in the Scottish Borders region of Scotland, OS ref. NT168352...
, a Regional Garden of the RBGE - Harmony GardenHarmony Garden, Scottish BordersThe Harmony Garden is a garden at Melrose, Scotland, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, administered by the National Trust for Scotland.The National Trust for Scotland has three further properties in the Scottish Borders:*Priorwood Garden in Melrose...
, MelroseMelrose, ScotlandMelrose is a small town and civil parish in the Scottish Borders, historically in Roxburghshire. It is in the Eildon committee area.-Etymology:...
(National Trust for ScotlandNational Trust for ScotlandThe National Trust for Scotland for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, commonly known as the National Trust for Scotland describes itself as the conservation charity that protects and promotes Scotland's natural and cultural heritage for present and future generations to...
) - Kailzie GardensKailzie GardensKailzie Gardens is a walled garden near Kirkburn, Scottish Borders in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the Tweed valley, four km east of Peebles, off the B7062.The garden dates from 1812....
- ManderstonManderstonManderston House, Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland, is the home of Adrian Bailie Nottage Palmer, 4th Baron Palmer. It was completely rebuilt between 1901 and 1903 and has sumptuous interiors with a silver plated staircase...
- Priorwood GardenPriorwood GardenPriorwood Garden is a garden in Melrose in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is administered by the National Trust for Scotland.The National Trust for Scotland has three further properties in the Scottish Borders:* Harmony Garden, also in Melrose...
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See also
- List of botanical gardens in the United Kingdom
- Gardens in EnglandGardens in EnglandGardens in England is a link page for any garden, botanical garden, arboretum or pinetum open to the public in England.-Berkshire:* Caversham Court* Deanery Garden* Folly Farm, Berkshire* Forbury Gardens* Frogmore* Harris Garden* Welford Park...
- Gardens in WalesGardens in WalesThis is a list of gardens open to the public in Wales, either regularly or by appointment.-----Anglesey:*Carreglwyd, Llanfaethlu*Cestyll Garden*Plas Cadnant*Plas Newydd -Carmarthenshire:*Aberglasney Gardens*Dinefwr Park...
- Gardens in Northern IrelandGardens in Northern IrelandGardens in Northern Ireland is a link page for any garden open to the public in Northern Ireland.List of gardens in Northern Ireland:*Belfast Botanic Gardens*Clandeboye Estate, Bangor, County Down*Drenagh, Limavady, County Londonderry...