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    Cables Wynd House, better known as the Leith Banana Flats or the Banana Block because of its curved shape, is a nine-storey local authority housing block...
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  • designed by George Marsh of Richard Seifert's practice, is completed. Cables Wynd House ("Banana Flats"), Leith, Scotland, designed by Alison & Hutchison...
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    Dalmeny House (pronounced /dælˈmɛni/ dal-MENI) is a Gothic revival mansion located in an estate close to Dalmeny on the Firth of Forth, in the north-west...
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    John Knox House, popularly known as John Knox's House, is a historic house in Edinburgh, Scotland, reputed to have been owned and lived in by Protestant...
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    mending the royal tapestries. In 1512 a lion house and menagerie were constructed in the palace gardens to house the king's lion, civet, tigers, lynx, and...
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    org/ Ulster Museum, Botanic Gardens, Belfast, (1964–1972) Cables Wynd House, Leith, (1962) Netherdale football stadium, Galashiels, Scottish Borders...
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  • (partially rebuilt) East Pilton Muirhouse Greendykes Moredun Oxgangs Cables Wynd House Dumbiedykes Lochend Gilmerton Whitfield Ardler Fintry Logie Menzieshill...
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  • Links Buccleuch Bughtlin Burdiehouse Burgh Muir Burghmuirhead Bute House Cables Wynd House Caerketton Hill The Calders Calton Hill Camera Obscura Cameron...
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    Close-up of the exterior List of brutalist apartment blocks in Sheffield Cables Wynd House, Edinburgh, Scotland Byker Wall, Newcastle upon Tyne, England Prora...
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    Bute House (Gaelic: Taigh Bhòid) is the official residence of the first minister of Scotland located within Charlotte Square in Edinburgh. Located at...
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    Barnbougle Castle is a historic tower house on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth, between Cramond and Queensferry, and within the parish of Dalmeny...
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    The Writers’ Museum, housed in Lady Stair's House at the Lawnmarket on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, presents the lives of three of the foremost Scottish...
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    Dundas House is a Neoclassical building in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located at 36 St Andrew Square, in the city's first New Town. The building was completed...
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    (Infantry Barracks, Redford Barracks, Edinburgh)), was originally built to house an entire infantry regiment and could accommodate 1,000 men. It could provide...
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    Dundas Castle (category Country houses in Edinburgh)
    residence of politician and businessman Sir Jack Stewart-Clark. The tower house and the adjoining Tudor-Gothic mansion are listed separately as Category...
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    Craigmillar Castle (category Historic house museums in Edinburgh)
    Craigmillar in the 18th century for a more modern residence, nearby Inch House, and the castle fell into ruin. It is now in the care of Historic Environment...
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    Merchiston Tower (category Tower houses in Scotland)
    following five centuries. Merchiston Castle was probably built as a country house, but its strategic position and the turbulent political situation required...
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    Edinburgh Castle (category Historic house museums in Edinburgh)
    Governor's House is the New Barracks, completed in 1799 to house 600 soldiers, and replacing the outdated accommodation in the Great Hall. They now house the...
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    Lauriston Castle (category Historic house museums in Edinburgh)
    Lauriston Castle is a 16th-century tower house with 19th-century extensions overlooking the Firth of Forth, in Edinburgh, Scotland. It lies on Cramond...
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    Edinburgh, Scotland, near the foot of Arthur's Seat. The complex of buildings houses more than 2,000 undergraduate students during term time, and is available...
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    octagonal house built by the poet and wig-maker Allan Ramsay the Elder in 1733. The house was also known variously as Ramsay Hut and Goosepie House (due to...
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    Prestonfield House is a boutique hotel in Prestonfield, Edinburgh, Scotland. Originally built in 1687 by architect Sir William Bruce, it was once considered...
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    Queensberry House is a building of 17th-century origin which is now a Category A listed building. It stands on the south side of the Canongate, Edinburgh...
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    1945 currently stands at 49, following the addition of the Cables Wynd House and Linksview House buildings in January 2017. The two oldest buildings in this...
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    Gladstone's Land (category Historic house museums in Edinburgh)
    Gladstone's Land is a surviving 17th-century tenement house situated in the Old Town of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. It has been restored and furnished...
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    Lamb's House is a historic A-listed building in Leith, a northern district of the City of Edinburgh, Scotland, which has served as both a place of residence...
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    Governor's House is a building situated on the southernmost spur of Calton Hill, beside the south-east corner of Old Calton Burial Ground, in Edinburgh...
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    Inch House, a former country house situated within Inch Park in Edinburgh, Scotland, is a category A listed building. The oldest part, a Scottish vernacular...
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    Castle Bavelaw Castle Bute House Cables Wynd House Caroline Park Colony houses Craigcrook Castle Cramond Tower Dalmeny House The Drum Dundas Castle Edinburgh...
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  • Land Court – Lord Gibson until 12 April; then Lord Birsay March – Cables Wynd House ("Banana Flats") completed in Leith. 24 March – Roxburgh, Selkirk...
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