Bavelaw Castle

Category

Library Item

Item no

29141

Title

Bavelaw Castle

Artist / maker

Ross, Thomas

Date

1878

Size

27.7 x 38.6 cm

Type

Watercolour

Location

Art and Design Library

Thomas Ross was born at Wardheads, Errol, and attended local schools before going to Glasgow around 1855 to work as an assistant to architect Alexander Kirkland.
In 1862 he began as an assistant to David MacGibbon in Edinburgh, and was made a partner in the firm of MacGibbon and Ross in 1872. Ross began sketching the architecture of Scotland along with his senior partner, contributing to the latter's public lectures, and culminating in the pair's major publications.

Bavelaw Castle is a laird's house built around 16th Century. It is located on the north-west slopes of Hare Hill in the Pentland Hills 4 miles west of Penicuik.

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