Bonaly Tower

Category

Library Item

Item no

4067

Title

Bonaly Tower

Description

Bonaly Tower, Edinburgh surrounded by gardens and trees. The building has a conical tower with two square towers attached. There are two large ornamental urns in the garden and a group of men and women are gathered on the lawn.

Artist / maker

Hill, David Octavius

Date

1845

Size

20.5 x 15.3 cm

Type

Salted paper print

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Bonaly Tower is located immediately to the north of Bonaly, once a village outside Edinburgh, now a suburb in the south-west of the city. It was designed by William H. Playfair in 1836 for Lord Cockburn. D. O. Hill and Robert Adamson were regular guests of Lord Cockburn at Bonaly.

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Homes > Residential buildings > Mansions

Landscape > Landscape architectural facilities > Gardens

People > Adults > Men

People > Adults > Women

Places > Edinburgh areas > Colinton

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

(55°54′2″N, 3°15′34″W)

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