Recording Regional and Local Gardens and Designed Landscapes
An Introduction to Glorious Gardens
Glorious Gardens is a pilot project to research and record historic gardens and designed landscapes in Scotland. The project focusses on properties which are not listed in the Historic Scotland Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes, but which still retain evidence for their development and have some conservation value.
In its first phase, the project covered gardens and designed landscapes in the Clyde and Avon Valley and Falkirk. The second phase was devoted to the development of a conservation strategy and landowner guidance notes for both areas. Funding was provided by Historic Environment Scotland and the Heritage Lottery Fund. Both phases relied heavily on the hard work of local volunteers under the supervision of the SGLH team.
SGLH is currently engaged in a third phase of the project, consisting of the preparation of a digital learning pack to facilitate the training of volunteers to research, survey and record sites, and to promote the development of a strategy to conserve historic designed landscapes. Testing of the digital pack is being carried out on a large number of sites in East Lothian, with significant financial support from East Lothian Council. This part of the project builds on the significant work undertaken by the predecessor of SGLH, namely the Garden History Society in Scotland, covering 15 sites in East Lothian. The completion date for this project, for which we are continuing to recruit volunteers, is April 2027.
Amisfield Park
East Lothian
Survey of Gardens and Designed Landscapes Recording Form
(4.50MB)
Bunkershill
East Lothian
Survey of Gardens and Designed Landscapes Recording Form
(210kb)
Drummohr
East Lothian
Survey of Gardens and Designed Landscapes Recording Form
(2.10MB)
Eskgrove
East Lothian
Survey of Gardens and Designed Landscapes Recording Form
(2.10MB)
Invereil House
East Lothian
Survey of Gardens and Designed Landscapes Recording Form
(1.90MB)
Inveresk House
East Lothian
Survey of Gardens and Designed Landscapes Recording Form
(1.30MB)
Keith Marischal
East Lothian
Survey of Gardens and Designed Landscapes Recording Form
(2.20MB)
Lewisvale Park
East Lothian
Survey of Gardens and Designed Landscapes Recording Form
(2.30MB)
Longniddry House
East Lothian
Survey of Gardens and Designed Landscapes Recording Form
(2.20MB)
Manor House
East Lothian
Survey of Gardens and Designed Landscapes Recording Form
(2.60MB)
Monkton House
East Lothian
Survey of Gardens and Designed Landscapes Recording Form
(872kb)
Muirfield Gate
East Lothian
Survey of Gardens and Designed Landscapes Recording Form
(940kb)
Phantassie
East Lothian
Survey of Gardens and Designed Landscapes Recording Form
(3.20MB)
Stoneyhill House
East Lothian
Survey of Gardens and Designed Landscapes Recording Form
(1.00MB)
Westerdunes Court
East Lothian
Survey of Gardens and Designed Landscapes Recording Form
(298kb)
Airth Castle
Falkirk
Report by Fiona Gordon & Marion Shawcross on the Development of the Gardens and Designed Landscape.
(3.92MB)
Auchtyfardle
Clyde and Avon Valley
Report by: Ruth Thomas and Peter Tucker on the Development of the Gardens and Designed Landscape.
(7.10MB)
Balquhatstone House, Slamannan
Falkirk
Report by: Anna Hardstaff on the Development of the Gardens and Designed Landscape.
(2.90MB)
Baronald
Clyde and Avon Valley
Report by: Chloe and Nick Bennett on the Development of the Gardens and Designed Landscape.
(3.04MB)
Bothwell St. Brides Collegiate Church Graveyard
Clyde and Avon Valley
Report by: Janice Donaldson & Liz Meikle on the development of the graveyard.
(7.68MB)
Cambusnethan House
Clyde and Avon Valley
Report by: Maureen McKeown on the Development of the Gardens and Designed Landscape.
(5.26MB)
Carfin & Crossford Park
Clyde and Avon Valley
Report by Louise Arthur, Janice Donaldson & Liz Meikle on the Development of the Gardens and Designed Landscape. (4.67MB)
Carron House
Falkirk
Report by: Fiona Gordon and Marion Shawcross on the Development of the Gardens and Designed Landscape.
(11.63MB)
Carronvale House
Falkirk
Report by Lorna Innes, Paul Wilkinson & Sue Hewer on the Development of the Gardens and Designed Landscape. (3.02MB)
Carriden House
Falkirk
Report by Marilyn Scott on the Development of the Gardens and Designed Landscape.
(3.43MB)
Cleghorn
Clyde and Avon Valley
Report by Anne Armstrong and Willie Speirs on the Development of the Gardens and Designed Landscape.
(5.36MB)
Dalserf House
Clyde and Avon Valley
Report by Lorna Innes and Maureen McKeown on the Development of the Gardens and Designed Landscape.
(5.07MB)
Arnotdale House / Dollar Park
Report by Allan Meek on the Development of the Gardens and Designed Landscape.
(2.42MB)
Falkirk Cemetery
Falkirk
Report by Fiona Gordon and Marion Shawcross on the Development of the Gardens and Designed Landscape.
(10.55MB)
Glenbervie
Falkirk
Report by Marion Shawcross and Fiona Gordon on the Development of the Gardens and Designed Landscape.
(3.84MB)
Harperfield
Clyde and Avon Valley
Report by Anne Armstrong with Willie Speirs on the Development of the Gardens and Designed Landscape.
(3.33MB)
Jerviswood
Clyde and Avon Valley
Report by Maureen McKeown with Kathryn Valentine on the Development of the Gardens and Designed Landscape. (3.86MB)
Kerse House
Clyde and Avon Valley
Report by Peter Tucker and Ruth Thomas on the Development of the Gardens and Designed Landscape.
(3.39MB)
Larbert House
Falkirk
Report by Marilyn Scott on the Development of the Gardens and Designed Landscape.
(1.83MB)
Mauldslie
Clyde and Avon Valley
Report by Louise Arthur, Janice Donaldson & Liz Meikle on the Development of the Gardens and Designed Landscape. (7.42MB)
Milton Lockhart
Clyde and Avon Valley
Report by Lorna Innes and Olivia Lelong on the Development of the Gardens and Designed Landscape.
(4.59MB)
Muiravonside
Report by Rena Moore and Iain Kirkman on the Development of the Gardens and Designed Landscape.
(11.40MB)
Powfoulis Estate
Falkirk
Report by Marilyn Scott on the Development of the Gardens and Designed Landscape.
(1.70MB)
South Bantaskine
Report by Anna Hardstaff on the Development of the Gardens and Designed Landscape.
(2.23MB)
Stonebyres
Clyde and Avon Valley
Report by Margaret Baillie, Ruth McKinnon & Ruth Thomas on the Development of the Gardens and Designed Landscape. (8.19MB)
Waygateshaw House
Clyde and Avon Valley
Report by Sharon Paton and Margaret Walker on the Development of the Gardens and Designed Landscape.
(3.60MB)
Westquarter
Falkirk
Report by Fiona Gordon and Marion Shawcross on the Development of the Gardens and Designed Landscape.
(5.90MB)
Zetland Park
Falkirk
Report by Iain Kirkman and Tom Mitchell on the Development of the Gardens and Designed Landscape.
(2.82MB)