Scottish gardens; being a representative selection of different types, old and new (1908)
Maxwell, Sir Herbert Eustace, bart., 1845-, Wilson, Mary G. W., illus · London, E. Arnold · leaf 313
and parterres on a grandscale in the Italian manner, when the second Dukeof Sutherland enlarged the castle in 1845-51; never-theless, the ground lies so beautifully, the views fromthe terrace stairs are so commanding, and the treescrowd down so close to the tide, that the whole effectis very fine.… … OUNROHIN. DUNROBIN overtake a lord of this stately demesne, soil, aspectand climate combine to assure him of an amplereward. In the garden of Dunrobin one cannot but beimpressed, as in other historic Scottish houses, witha sense of contrast between past and present. Whereeverything seems so orderly…
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