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Branxholme Castle is a five-storey tower at Branxholme, about 3 miles south-west of Hawick in the Borders region of Scotland.. Image of Branxholm Tower from Robert Naylor and John Naylor, "From John O'Groats to Land's End."
The novelist Sir Walter Scott, a close friend and relative of the 4th Duke of Buccleuch, chose Branxholme as the setting for his book The Lay of the Last Minstrel.. The castle had been the hereditary seat of the Scotts of Buccleuch since the 15th century, and it was the centre of power in Upper Teviotdale, on one of the main historic routes south towards England.
The Branxholm Post Office opened on 1 August 1876. [1] By 1877 the population was around 300, but many others were living nearby in tin mining camps like Ruby Flats. No Chinese lived within Branxholm itself. In 1883 the town was proclaimed. In the 1890's the Warrentinna Goldfield opened just north of the town, The importance of mining gradually ...
Janet Beaton was immortalised by Sir Walter Scott in his narrative poem "Lay of the Last Minstrel" as Wizard Lady of Branxholm, who could '"bond to her bidding the viewless forms of air". Bothwell would go on to marry in 1566 Lady Jean Gordon a wealthy Highlander heiress, the sister of the 5th Earl of Huntly ; immediately following his divorce ...
Boronia House, built in 1885, has had a variety of uses including as the former municipal library. [6] It is listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register. [28] [29] Monterey, built in 1905 [30] above Mosman Bay, is a grand 3-storey boarding house, initially called Branxholm,. [31]
5863 Henty Highway – Brae Park Homestead Complex 2–4 Brown Street – Remnant Garden 44–48 Brown Street – Former Post Office 45–47 Brown Street – Kookaburra Cafe 24–42 Elliot Street – Timber Cottage and Orchard 84–86 McNichol Street – Junction Hotel 91–97 McNichol Street – Prices Bakery, Shop and Residence
Park House may refer to: in Canada. Park House Museum, Amherstburg, Ontario; in the United Kingdom. Park House, Cardiff, Wales; Park House, Chester, England; Park House, Mells, Somerset; in the United States (by state) William Park House, Sprague, Connecticut, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in New London County
Lindfield Park, House and Garden 53–55 Farrer Road, Mount Wilson: NSW TGGA [2] No. 70 pp. 168–173 Private Mw024 : Lindfield Park – NSW Environment & Heritage;