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Lochend House

Lochend House, also known as Restalrig Castle and Lochend Castle, is an occupied house, incorporating the remains of a 16th-century L-plan tower house, in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located in the Lochend area, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Edinburgh Castle. The house is protected as a category B listed building. History The original castle was built on lands originally belonging to the Lestalric family, but which had passed to the Logan family of Restalrig early in the 14th century. That family retained possession until forfeited for their part in the Gowrie conspiracy against King James VI. The castle was burned by William Gilmour of the Inch at that time. Sir Robert Logan was the last member of the family to own the property. Thereafter the property was in the hands of Arthur Elphinstone, 6th Lord Balmerino, from 1704. He was executed in London for his part in the Jacobite rising of 1745, having been captured after the battle of Culloden. The gable end of the tower is incorporated into the present house, which was built around 1820. The building was owned by the City of Edinburgh Council and it was used as a children's centre until 2016 when a fire burned out the roof. Following the rebuilding of the roof, the property was put on the market for sale by Edinburgh Council in 2017 listed as a "Residential development opportunity". It was sold in 2018 and is now in private ownership. Structure The house is located on a crag in Lochend Park, with steep slopes down to a small loch on its west side. The original part of the building comprises a three-storey L-plan block, which has a steeply pitched roof. The interior has been completely altered, but there are still some aumbries in the thick walls, and there are remnants of a fireplace large enough for an ox to be roasted in it. Nearby within the park is a 16th-century doocot, which was used in the 19th century as a boat house, and is now also Category B listed. Lochend Loch Lochend House sits atop a 10-metre rock escarpment. At the bottom of this lies Lochend Loch. This loch forms a natural hollow in the local topography, and with no outlet, is effectively a large puddle, whose depth varies according to rainfall. For at least part of its history, the loch served as a water supply to Leith to the north-west. However, even by olden standards the quality of the water was poor, being largely stagnant, and Leith people preferred to use local wells instead. James IV of Scotland came to the Lochend to hunt wildfowl in September 1507, and four men were paid to row a boat on the "loch of Restalrig" to start the birds. References External links Photographs of Lochend House
McDonald Road Library

McDonald Road Library is one of 28 freely-accessible public libraries in Edinburgh, Scotland. The library opened in 1904 as the East Branch of the city's library service. It is located on the corner of McDonald Road and Leith Walk, and is a category B listed building. At its opening the library held a stock of 11,498 volumes and recorded in excess of 190,000 issues (loans) per annum during its early years. Books were not directly accessible by the public for browsing until after 1922 when Edinburgh's library service switched to an "open access" approach to their collections. In the year the library opened the then-five public libraries serving the city issued 962,724 loans from stock. The building is one of the original five branch libraries, constructed and opened after Central Library, under the stewardship of Hew Morrison who served as Principal Librarian between 1887 and 1922. The fourth branch library constructed, McDonald Road was built with help from funding provided by the trustees of a bequest from publisher Thomas Nelson to provide "shelter halls" for the working men of the city. By 1950, the stock of volumes held in the library had more than tripled: 33,963 in the main collection and 6,211 in the junior reading room. Issues from the stock were 285,559 and 57,557 respectively. With the city much expanded, being served by Central Library, thirteen branch libraries, other suburban and deposited libraries, mobile and hospital services, plus books for the blind, the city's community was provided with access to over 650,000 volumes and the combined issues from the service totalled over four million lendings. As with all public libraries in Edinburgh, adult collections are organised using the Library of Congress Classification system. Since Wigan dropped the system during a 1974 local government reorganisation, Edinburgh is the only municipality in the United Kingdom continuing to use it. Children's books are organised under the more-widespread Dewey Decimal Classification scheme. McDonald Road branch is open to the public six days a week; with disabled access. It is on nine bus routes, offers free Wi-Fi, public computer access, a business hub, "Bookbug" sessions for pre-school children, five book/reading groups, a children's craft drop-in and some local councillors' surgeries. Notes References Armstrong, Norma; White, Alan (1990). Lum hats in paradise: Edinburgh City Libraries, 1890–1990. Edinburgh: Edinburgh City Libraries. Edinburgh Public Libraries 1890–1950: A Handbook and History of Sixty Years Progress. Edinburgh Public Libraries Committee. 1951. Historic Environment Scotland. "2 Mcdonald Road Library including Nelson Hall (Category B Listed Building LB28986)". Retrieved 18 March 2019. External links City of Edinburgh Council page for the library McDonald Road Library - Facebook page Media related to McDonald Road Library at Wikimedia Commons
McDonald Road Library

La McDonald Road Library est l'une des 28 bibliothèques publiques librement accessibles d'Édimbourg, en Écosse. Elle a été construite en 1902 dans un style Renaissance baronniale sur les plans de H. Ramsay Taylor. La bibliothèque a ouvert ses portes en 1904 comme branche Est du réseau de bibliothèques de la ville. Elle est située au coin de McDonald Road (qui lui a donné son nom) et de Leith Walk. Elle est un bâtiment classé de catégorie B. Histoire À son ouverture, la bibliothèque détenait 11 498 volumes et enregistrait plus de 190 000 prêts par an au cours de ses premières années. Les livres n'étaient directement accessibles au public qu'après 1922, lorsque le service de bibliothèque d'Édimbourg est passé à une approche « d'accès libre » à ses collections. Au cours de l'année d'ouverture de la bibliothèque, les cinq bibliothèques publiques desservant la ville ont émis 962 724 prêts. Le bâtiment est l'une des cinq bibliothèques secondaires originales, construites et ouvertes après la Bibliothèque centrale, sous la direction de Hew Morrison, qui a été bibliothécaire principal entre 1887 et 1922. La quatrième bibliothèque secondaire de McDonald Road a été construite grâce au financement d'un legs de l'éditeur Thomas Nelson pour fournir des « refuges » aux ouvriers de la ville. En 1950, le stock de volumes conservés dans la bibliothèque avait plus que triplé : 33 963 dans la collection principale et 6 211 dans la salle de lecture junior. Les émissions du stock étaient respectivement de 285 559 et 57 557. Avec le développement de la ville, desservie par la Bibliothèque centrale, treize bibliothèques annexes, d'autres bibliothèques de banlieue et de dépôt, des services mobiles et hospitaliers, ainsi que des livres pour aveugles, les habitants ont eu accès à plus de 650 000 volumes et ont effectué plus de quatre millions de prêts. Comme dans toutes les bibliothèques publiques d'Édimbourg, les collections pour adultes sont organisées selon le système de classification de la Bibliothèque du Congrès. Les livres pour enfants sont organisés selon le système de classification décimale Dewey, plus répandu. Notes et références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « McDonald Road Library » (voir la liste des auteurs). Norma Armstrong et Alan White, Lum hats in paradise: Edinburgh City Libraries, 1890–1990, Edinburgh, Edinburgh City Libraries, 1990 Edinburgh Public Libraries 1890–1950: A Handbook and History of Sixty Years Progress, Edinburgh Public Libraries Committee, 1951 Liens externes Page du conseil de la ville d'Édimbourg pour la bibliothèque Sciences de l’information et bibliothèques Portail de l’architecture et de l’urbanisme Portail de l’Écosse Portail des monuments classés au Royaume-Uni
National Museum of Flight

Le National Museum of Flight est le plus important musée de l'aviation en Écosse. Il se situe dans la paroisse civile de Athelstaneford. Origine Si le musée a ouvert en 1975, il est issu d'une collection qui a commencé à se constituer dès 1909 : cette année-là, le Musée national d'Écosse achète un planeur construit par Percy Pilcher. C'est d'ailleurs la première fois qu'un aéronef rejoint la collection d'un musée britannique. De nombreux autres avions, hélicoptères, et moteurs s'ajoutent à la collection du musée national d'Écosse au fil des décennies, notamment avec des avions historiques offerts par le ministère de la défense, et beaucoup ne peuvent être exposés, la place étant limitée dans le musée principal à Édimbourg. Cela finit par motiver la création d'un musée spécifiquement consacré à l'aviation, dans un site plus spacieux. Le site choisi est une ancienne base de la Royal Air Force, qui avait principalement joué le rôle d'école de pilotage pendant les deux guerres mondiales et était abandonnée depuis 1946. Aéronefs exposés Voici la liste des appareils visibles du public : Aero S-103 (613677), Version du MiG-15 produite sous licence en Tchécoslovaquie. Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde G-BOAA. Exposé depuis 2005 Airwave (Deltaplane) Gloster Meteor (G-ARCX) Avro Anson C.19 (G-APHV) Avro Vulcan B.2A (XM597), utilisé dans un raid pendant la Guerre des Malouines BAC 1-11 (G-AVMO) aux couleurs de British Airways Beagle Terrier (G-ARSL) Beech 18 (G-ASUG) Boeing 707 (G-APFJ) (section avant seulement) Bristol Beaufighter TF.X (RD220) Bristol Fairchild Bolingbroke (9940) British Aerospace Jetstream 31 (G-JSSD) Britten-Norman Islander (G-BELF) de Havilland Comet 4C (G-BDIX) de Havilland Dove (G-ANOV) de Havilland Dragon (VH-SNB) de Havilland Puss Moth (VH-UQB) de Havilland Sea Venom (WW145) de Havilland Tiger Moth (G-AOEL) Druine Turbulent (G-AVPC) English Electric Canberra (VX185) fuselage avant seulement English Electric Lightning F.2A (XN776) Ferranti Phoenix UAV Firebird Sierra (deltaplane) General Aircraft Cygnet (G-AGBN) Hawker Siddeley Harrier (XV277) Hawker Siddeley Trident 1C (G-ARPH) (cockpit seulement) Hawker Sea Hawk (WF259) Ikarus C42 G-SJEN Messerschmitt Me 163 avion-fusée de la seconde guerre mondiale Miles M.18 (G-AHKY) Montgomerie-Parsons, autogyre (G-UNIV) Panavia Tornado F.3 (ZE934) Piper Comanche G-ATOY, avec lequel Sheila Scott a effectué deux tours du monde Schleicher Ka-4 Rhönlerche II (GA 591) Scot-Kites Cirrus III (deltaplane) Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer (G-BBVF) SEPECAT Jaguar (XZ119) Slingsby Grasshopper (XA228) Spartan Cruiser III (G-ACYK) (fuselage avant seulement) Supermarine Spitfire XVI (TE462) Vickers Viscount (G-AMOG), aux couleurs de British European Airways Weir W-2 autogyre Références Portail de l’aéronautique Portail de l’Écosse
Woodhall House, Edinburgh

Woodhall House is a Scottish mansion house, first recorded in 1707. It was also an institution run by the Society of Jesus in the late 20th century. It is situated off Woodhall Road in the Juniper Green area of Edinburgh, Scotland and is a category B listed building. History Foulis baronets Juniper Green is first recorded in 1707, when only Baberton House and Woodhall House were the only buildings in the area. The owner at that time was a William Foulis of the Foulis baronets who inherited Woodhall House from Sir John Foulis. Eventually, it passed to Sir James Foulis who owned Woodhall from 1796 to his death in 1842. The house continued to pass down the Liston-Foulis baronets of Colinton until it was sold to Professor Stanley Patrick Davidson. In 1921, Professor Davidson became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons. He was President of the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh from 1953 to 1957. In 1959, he retired and Woodhall House was sold again. Society of Jesus In 1959, Woodhall House was bought for £8000 by the Society of Jesus. It originally served as a retreat house for weekend retreats in Ignatian spirituality for working men's sodalities and parish groups as well as being the novitiate for the proposed Scottish Province of Jesuits. They intended to create a Scottish Province of Jesuits that would extend their pre-existing works in Scotland and would also build a link between Scottish Jesuits and Jesuits working abroad such as in, what was then known as, British Guyana. The Jesuits built Woodhall Court as a novitiate for Scotland in early September 1963. Fr James Christie SJ from Sacred Heart Church, Edinburgh was the first rector at the novitiate and the prefect of studies was the notable theologian and hymnwriter Fr James J. Quinn SJ. The first Mass in the novitiate chapel was celebrated by the Archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh, Cardinal Gordon Gray. By 1964, all the Jesuit novices in Britain were sent to the house for their training. In 1970, the Jesuit novitiate left Woodhall House and the novices were transferred to Loyola Hall outside Liverpool. The Society of Jesus went on to sell Woodhall House in 1976 to a private owner. Present Soon after the Jesuits sold the property, Woodhall Court was let out to students of Edinburgh Napier University and Moray House School of Education. In 1982, it was converted into 17 private residential flats. Woodhall House is privately owned. See also Society of Jesus Ignatian spirituality Juniper Green References
Plean Castle

Plean Castle, auch Plean Tower, Cock-a-bendy Castle, Mengie Castle, Menzies Castle oder Plane Castle, ist ein Tower House mit angebautem Landhaus in der schottischen Council Area Stirling. Das Tower House stammt aus dem 15. Jahrhundert, das Landhaus aus dem 16. Jahrhundert. Geschichte König Robert the Bruce verlehnte das Baronat Plean (oder Plane) kurz nach 1314 an John d'Erth. Die Burg ließ vermutlich Lord Somerville bauen, der die Ländereien von Plean 1449 durch Heirat erwarb. Das Landhaus wurde um 1528 errichtet. 1643 verkaufte James Somervell, 8. Lord of Plane, Baronat und Ländereien, um seine Schulden zu begleichen. Burg und Landhaus fielen an die Nicholsons und dann an die Elphinstones, aber beide Gebäude verfielen. Im Zuge des Jakobitenaufstandes 1745 waren Truppen auf dem Anwesen einquartiert. Sir David Menzies ließ die Gebäude 1908 restaurieren, aber in den 1930er-Jahren wurden sie schon nicht mehr genutzt. In den Jahren 1991–1997 veranlassten Nancy und John Patrick Wright und ihre Söhne eine weitere Renovierung, um ein Heim für sich und ein Ferienhaus zu schaffen. Beschreibung Plean Castle hatte ursprünglich drei Vollgeschosse und ein Dachgeschoss, sowie eine hervorstehende Brüstung. Der Rittersaal befindet sich im Tower House; er hat bemalte Deckenbalken und einen großen, offenen Kamin. Auf dem Grundstück befinden sich ein Skulpturengarten und ein großer Teich. Historic Scotland hat Plean Castle als historisches Bauwerk der Kategorie B gelistet. Einzelnachweise Weblinks Eintrag zu Plean Tower auf trove.scot, der Datenbank von Historic Environment Scotland (englisch)
Plean Castle

Plean Tower, also known as Cock-a-bendy Castle, Mengie Castle, Menzies Castle and Plane Castle, is located around 1 mile (1.6 km) from Plean, in Stirling, central Scotland. It comprises a small oblong tower house probably dating from the 15th century, and an adjoining 16th-century manor house. History Robert Bruce granted the barony of Plean, or Plane, to John d’Erth soon after 1314. The castle was probably built by Lord Somerville, who acquired the lands of Plean in 1449, through marriage. An adjoining "manor house" was built in about 1528. In 1643 James Somervell of Plane sold the barony and lands to meet debts. It passed to the Nicholsons and the Elphinstones, but both the tower and the manor fell into disrepair. During the 1745 rebellion the Jacobite troops used the property. Sir David Menzies restored the buildings in 1908, but by the 1930s they were again no longer in use. It was rebuilt from ruins by Nancy and John Patrick Wright and their sons in 1991-1997 to form a home and holiday accommodation. Structure Plean Castle originally had three stories and a garret, with parapet corbelling. In its rebuilt 1990s form there is a "great hall" in the tower with painted ceiling beams and a large fireplace. The adjoining modern "manor house" is connected to the tower by a wooden walkway and is built over a vaulted basement surviving from the 1528 manor house. It is a category B listed building. See also Castles in Great Britain and Ireland List of castles in Scotland References
Torre Plean

A Torre Plean (em inglês: Plean Tower) é uma torre do século XV localizada em St. Ninians, Stirling, Escócia. História Foi construída na segunda metade do século XV e durante o século seguinte foi adicionado um pátio a sul da torre, mas atualmente resta apenas alguns fragmentos. Julga-se estar em ruínas desde o final do século XIX, sendo pouco depois extensivamente restaurado, adicionou-se mais um piso em altura e tornou-se habitável. Encontra-se classificado na categoria "B" do "listed building" desde 5 de setembro de 1973. Ver também Lista de castelos da Escócia Referências
Castle Lachlan

Castle Lachlan, auch New Lachlan Castle, ist ein Landhaus aus dem 18. Jahrhundert in Strathlachlan auf der Halbinsel Cowal in der schottischen Council Area Argyll and Bute. Donald MacLachlan, der 19. Laird, ließ es 1790 als Ersatz für das Old Lachlan Castle erbauen, das ganz in der Nähe an den Gestaden des Loch Fyne steht. Historic Scotland hat Castle Lachlan als historisches Bauwerk der Kategorie C gelistet. Um 1910 baute der Architekt George Mackie Watson Castle Lachlan um. Einzelnachweise Weblinks Eintrag zu Castle Lachlan auf trove.scot, der Datenbank von Historic Environment Scotland (englisch) Eintrag zu Castle Lachlan auf trove.scot, der Datenbank von Historic Environment Scotland (englisch)
New Castle Lachlan

New Castle Lachlan, is an 18th-century baronial mansion or country house located at Strathlachlan, Cowal peninsula, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. History It was built in 1790 by Donald Maclachlan, 19th laird, to replace the 15th century Old Castle Lachlan, which stands nearby on the shores of Loch Fyne. The building is protected as a category C listed building. The building was remodelled around 1910 by the architect George Mackie Watson. Part of the residence now operates a holiday lets business. With space for up to 15 guests with 8 bedrooms. Gallery See also Old Castle Lachlan References External links Castle Lachlan Estate Map sources for New Castle Lachlan
Castelo New Lachlan

O Castelo New Lachlan (em inglês: New Castle Lachlan) é uma mansão senhorial ou casa de campo do século XVIII, situada em Strathlachlan, na península de Cowal, Argyll and Bute, na Escócia. História Foi construída em 1790 por Donald Maclachlan, 19.º Laird, para substituir o Castelo Old Lachlan do século XV, que se encontra nas proximidades, nas margens do Lago Fyne. O edifício está protegido como um edifício classificado de Categoria C. A estrutura foi remodelada por volta de 1910 pelo arquiteto George Mackie Watson. Parte da residência funciona atualmente como um negócio de alojamento para férias, com capacidade para até 15 hóspedes e dispondo de 8 quartos. Galeria Ver também Edifício classificado (Reino Unido) Lista de castelos da Escócia Lista de castelos na Inglaterra Lista de castelos da Irlanda do Norte Lista de castelos do País de Gales Referências
Newbridge Inn

The Newbridge Inn is a public house in Newbridge, a suburban village to the west of Edinburgh, Scotland. The inn was founded in 1683. The present building is dated 1895 and is a category C(S) listed building. It is located at the corner of Old Liston Road and Bridge Street, which was formerly the main route from Edinburgh to Glasgow. Proprietors The Newbridge Inn was built in 1683 on land owned by Archibald Hope of Raukellour. On 12 December 1700 he sold some of the land, including the Inn, to John Dundas for "20 merks Scots money, 2 lambs, to be given on Whitsunday and Marksmas and 6 good hens yearly on Whitsunday". On 16 July 1726 John Dundas sold the land and the Inn to James Liston for the sum of £385.15.6d. On 6 April 6, 1737 Liston sold it to Patrick Hay for "a certain sum of money as the agreed and adequate price and hold me well content and satisfied and paid". In 1759 on 22 August, Patrick Hay sold the land and the Inn to George Reid, a brewer and farmer, for £200.0.0d. George in turn willed it to his son Cumberland Reid on 14 June 1815 and in 1818, Cumberland left it to his nephew, John Reid, a merchant from Leith. John sold it to his brother James for sum of £700.0.0d on 27 August 1821. On 25 March 1824 James Reid sold only the Inn to Helen Cowie Buchanan for £465.0.0d. After 62 years, Helen sold on to Robert Gordon on 15 May 1866 for £725.0.0d. Robert Gordon took a loss and sold it on to John Aitkinson for £665.0.0d. On 3 July 1877 it was sold yet again for £300.0.0d to James Masterton. After his death the inn passed to his wife Christina Garlick Masterton who gave it to her younger son, John Masterton. John sold it on to his brother James Masterton for £250.0.0d in 1898. In 1930, James Masterton Jnr willed it to his nephew, James Yule Wemyss in 1952. When James died, his wife Pleasance Cecilly Wemyss took over the running of the Inn in 1963. After 106 years and four generations in the same family, the Newbridge Inn was sold to David and June Morris on 28 June 1983. Sources Extracts have been taken from the original title deeds still in existence, dating from 1683 to the present day.
ГЕС-ГАЕС Фойерс

ГЕС-ГАЕС Фойерс (англ. Foyers hydro-electric power scheme) — гідроелектростанція в центральній частині Шотландії, на східному узбережжі озера Лох-Несс, уздовж якого тягнеться північний схил Грампіанських гір. Історія та діяльність Верхній резервуар станції озеро Loch Mhor створили в долині річки Gourag (правий виток короткої річки Foyers, яка впадає в центральну частину Лох-Несс) ще в кінці 19-го століття. У 1896 році компанія British Aluminium, виробництво якої потребувало великої кількості електроенергії, спорудила ГЕС Foyers Fall, обладнану турбіною потужністю 3,75 МВт. Річку Gourag перекрили бетонною гравітаційною спорудою з додаванням мурованих та земляних елементів, що дозволило підняти рівень води на 6 метрів. В результаті відбулось об'єднання двох природних озер (Loch Garth та Loch Farraline) у нове водосховище Loch Mhor довжиною понад 7 км. В середині 1960-х років цю гідроенергетичну схему викупила компанія Scotland Hydro Electric Board (згодом стала Scottish and Southern Electricity), яка вирішила використати її елементи для спорудження потужної гідроакумулювальної станції. Втім, стару ГЕС не закрили, а модернізували, обладнавши у 1968 році турбіною потужністю 5 МВт. До Loch Mhor організували подачу додаткового ресурсу з річки Fechlin (лівий виток згаданої вище Foyers), спорудивши на ній невеличку греблю, яка відводить воду до дериваційного тунелю. Греблю, яка ще в 19-му столітті утворила Loch Mhor, не стали міняти (хоча в 2008 році її підсилили та наростили висоту). Нижнім резервуаром стало озеро Лох-Несс, на березі якого в шахтах глибиною 50 метрів встановили дві оборотні турбіни типу Френсіс потужністю по 150 МВт, які працюють при напорі у 179 метрів. Для забезпечення роботи цих гідроагрегатів між верхнім і нижнім резервуарами, що знаходяться на відстані понад 3 км, проклали новий тунель та напірну шахту. Перетворення малої ГЕС у потужну гідроакумулювальну станцію розпочали в 1969 році та завершили у 1975-му. Станція може вийти на режим за 30 секунд, відіграючи важливу роль у збалансуванні енергосистеми. Управління нею здійснюється дистанційно з Перта, де розташований диспетчерський центр SSE. Примітки