Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland
Criteria
Work of Art Horticultural
Designated
1 July 1987
Reference no.
GDL00005
Location of Achamore House in Argyll and Bute
Achamore House is a mansion on the Isle of Gigha, Scotland. It was built in 1884 for Lt-Col William James Scarlett, and the extensive gardens were laid out by Sir James Horlick from 1944. The house is protected as a category B listed building,[1] while the grounds are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland.[2]
^Historic Environment Scotland. "ACHAMORE HOUSE (Category B Listed Building) (LB11449)". Retrieved 21 December 2018.
^Historic Environment Scotland. "ACHAMORE HOUSE (GDL00005)". Retrieved 21 December 2018.
AchamoreHouse is a mansion on the Isle of Gigha, Scotland. It was built in 1884 for Lt-Col William James Scarlett, and the extensive gardens were laid...
activities to complement farming and tourism. Attractions on the island include Achamore Gardens and the abundant wildlife, especially seabirds. There have been...
the Lords of the Isles. The only habitable building on the island is Cara House. The liner Aska was sunk on 22 September 1940 on rocks northwest of the...
Institution and Female's House of Refuge, Lochburn, Glasgow (1896) New belltower on Prestwick Free Church (1896) AchamoreHouse on Gigha (1896) Queen's...
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collection at another of his properties, AchamoreHouse in Argyll, but only visited Greywalls annually. The house was requisitioned during the Second World...
rented this house for some time after they were married as their country retreat. Soon after this the Horlick family moved to AchamoreHouse on the Isle...
island off the southeast coast of Gigha in Scotland. Gigalum has a modern house in the middle, and gives its name to the strait between it and the main...
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