2020

NT2076 : Lauriston Castle apiary, Edinburgh

taken 4 years ago, near to Cramond, Edinburgh, Scotland

Lauriston Castle apiary, Edinburgh
Lauriston Castle apiary, Edinburgh
A small formal garden just to the south is a little untidy, but buzzing with bees.
Lauriston Castle, Edinburgh

Originally a 16thC tower house, the current A-listed building dates from the 19thC LinkExternal link LinkExternal link . The Edwardian house and contents were left to the nation [to be kept unchanged] by its owners, William Robert Reid, an Edinburgh cabinet maker, and Margaret Johnstone Barton, his wife, on 5 January 1926 and, with its garden and grounds, is managed as a local park by the City of Edinburgh LinkExternal link. The garden was laid out by William Henry Playfair in the 1840s and has some fine trees, including a Willow-leaf podocarp, Podocarpus salignus, an unlikely looking evergreen conifer, originating from S. Chile, which is I think quite rare in the UK. LinkExternal link. This is a female plant, and seeds are produced, usually, in pairs. There is a 1 ha Japanese Garden, dedicated as the Edinburgh–Kyoto Friendship Garden and opened in August 2002, open grassy areas, wooded walks, and croquet lawns with views over the Firth of Forth.


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Geographical Context: Lowlands Farm, Fishery, Market Gardening Grassland Park and Public Gardens Suburb, Urban fringe Place: Cramond Edinburgh Primary Subject: Garden other tags: Lauriston Castle Apiary Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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M J Richardson   (more nearby)
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Tuesday, 21 July, 2020   (more nearby)
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Friday, 24 July, 2020
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OSGB36: geotagged! NT 2032 7622 [10m precision]
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OSGB36: geotagged! NT 2032 7620
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