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Lauriston Castle Lodge
Unknown, 1887, Photograph
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Lauriston Castle Lodge
Lauriston Castle Lodge
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Item no
6272
Title
Lauriston Castle Lodge
Description
Lauriston Castle Lodge, Edinburgh stands behind large wrought iron gates. The small house has a double central chimney and plants are growing up the building. A woman wearing a shawl is holding a brush whilst standing at the front door. Two large stone carved sphinxes lie to the left of the cottage.
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
1887
Size
10.5 x 15.3 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Lauriston Castle is a tower house built in the 1590's for Sir Archibald Napier. It is located in the Silverknowes area of Edinburgh overlooking the Firth of Forth.
This photograph is from a volume entitled 'Photographs of houses in the vicinity of Lauriston Castle' which was compiled in 1909. The book has the armorial bookplate of Macknight Crawfurd of Cartsburn, Lauriston Castle, on the inside cover.
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Photographs of houses in the vicinity of Lauriston Castle
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