Skibo Castle, Formal Garden

Formal Garden (period Unassigned)

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Skibo Castle, including its Formal Garden, was built by Sir William Burrell in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is remembered for its historical association with Burrell, a prominent Glasgow industrialist and art collector, and for its later donation to the National Trust for Scotland, preserving its cultural and architectural significance.

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What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Skibo Castle, Formal Garden as Formal Garden (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

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