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<title>Monzie Castle</title>
<description><![CDATA[Two historic buildings joined together. The oldest is a 3-storey, L-shaped early 17th century tower house, while the newer part is a castellated country house built in 1795. The castle was badly damaged by fire in the 20th century but was subsequently rebuilt and used as a family home.]]></description>
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<title>Sion Hill Hall</title>
<description><![CDATA[An Edwardian country house in beuatiful neo-Georgian style, Sion Hill was the work of architect WH Brierley of York, and must be considered one of the finest country houses built in the years running up to WWI. Brierley, who has been called the 'Lutyens of the North', built the house in 1912 for WH Mawer, a successful businessman.]]></description>
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<title>Sutton Park</title>
<description><![CDATA[A lovely Georgian country house in glorious parkland, Sutton was built around 1730 by Thomas Atkinson for Philip Harland. The interiors contain a collection of fine art and furniture from the former Buckingham House in London (now Buckingham Palace). The decoration features ornate plasterwork by Giuseppe Cortese, who also worked on <a title="Burton Constable Hall" href="/attractions.htm?attraction=241">Burton Constable Hall</a> and Somerset House in Halifax.]]></description>
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<title>16th Century Painted Room</title>
<description><![CDATA[When the Ledbury Town Council offices were being renovated in 1989 no-one knew that a hidden historical treasure waited to be uncovered (literally) after hundreds of years hidden from view.]]></description>
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<title>Brechin Castle</title>
<description><![CDATA[An early 18th century country house, home of the Earls of Dalhousie for over 250 years. The castle is built to an irregular rectangular plan, with a turreted central block overlooking a central courtyard. It stands on a formerly moated site above the River Southesk. The interiors feature richly panelled rooms with an extensive collection of fine art and furniture.]]></description>
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<title>Cairness House</title>
<description><![CDATA[A magnificent neo-classical house, designed by architect James Playfair for Charles Gordon of Cairness and Buthlaw. The house was built in 1790 to replace a smaller house built only 9 years previously. When Playfair died before the house could be finished the construction was completed by Sir John Soane.]]></description>
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<title>Corehouse</title>
<description><![CDATA[A large country house near Lanark, built in 1844 by the Cranstoun family, head of Clan Cranstoun, on a site by the River Clyde. The architect was Sir Edward Blore, who created a beautiful family home in the new mock Tudor style that was just then gaining popularity in Scotland.]]></description>
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<title>Craigdarroch</title>
<description><![CDATA[A Georgian country house built by William Adam in 1729, and incorporating bits of an earlier house dating to at least the 14th century. Craigdarroch was the seat of the Fergussons of Dumfriesshire for over 6 centuries. More famously, it was the home of Annie Laurie, the real-life woman behind the love song of the same name.]]></description>
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<title>Dirnanean Garden</title>
<description><![CDATA[A hillside garden covering 1.5 hectares, with a further 7 hectares of countryside walks. The garden is set at 1,000 feet above sea level, and offers views over the surrounding Perthshire countryside.]]></description>
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<title>Doune of Rothiemurchus</title>
<description><![CDATA[An elegant country house, the home of the Grants of Rothiemurchus for centuries. The Doune stands beside an ancient motte, or hill fort (Doune comes from 'dun' for a fortified place). The house dates to the 16th century, and was probably built by the Shaw family.]]></description>
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