Cammo House

Category

Library Item

Item no

6310

Title

Cammo House, Cramond, from the south west - with [name not legible]

Description

Cammo House stands within its gardens near Cramond, Edinburgh. The multi-storeyed mansion house has two entranceways with stairs leading up to it. A man is standing posing on each of the stairs. The garden is filled with mature trees and bushes.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1887

Size

16 x 20.5 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

The remains of Cammo House are located in the west of the city, close to Edinburgh Airport. It was built by John Menzies in 1693. The surrounding Cammo Estate has been managed since the 1980s by the City of Edinburgh Council.

Originally a separate village, Cramond is now a suburb in the north west of Edinburgh. Set alongside the beautiful Almond Valley it retains a picturesque, village-like feel. Cramond Harbour at the mouth of the Almond is a popular location for recreational sailing.

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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