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Il y a 3 jours · In Scotland, a Baron or Baroness is a rank of the ancient nobility of the Baronage of Scotland, a title of honour, and refers to the holder of a barony, formerly a feudal superiority or prescriptive barony attached to land erected into a free barony by Crown Charter, this being the status of a minor baron, recognised by the crown as ...
Il y a 4 jours · After its acquisition (1852) by Albert, the prince consort (husband of Queen Victoria), the small castle then on the land was replaced in 1853–56 by the modern granite building, designed in Scottish baronial style by a local architect, William Smith, and the prince.
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Il y a 2 jours · Most buildings were still largely in the established Palladian style, but some houses incorporated external features of the Scots baronial style. Robert Adam's houses in this style include Mellerstain [33] and Wedderburn [34] in Berwickshire and Seton Castle in East Lothian, [35] but it is most clearly seen at Culzean Castle , Ayrshire, remodelled by Adam from 1777. [36]
Il y a 1 jour · Un mouvement de ce style, le Scottish baronial style, est né en Écosse ; il s'agit d'une fusion de l'architecture néogothique et de l'ancienne architecture défensive écossaise [68]. Abbotsford House, la demeure du romancier sir Walter Scott, fut ainsi construite dans ce style [68].
Il y a 4 jours · The new Balmoral Castle, completed in 1856, exemplified the Scots Baronial style, blending traditional Scottish castle elements with Victorian elegance. It became Queen Victoria’s beloved retreat, cherished for its serene surroundings and opportunities for outdoor pursuits like painting and horseback riding.
Il y a 1 jour · The coat of arms of the Barons Hawke displays a baronial coronet. In formal English, the word crown is reserved for the crown of a monarch and the Queen consort, whereas the word coronet is used for all other crowns used by members of the British royal family and peers of the realm.
Il y a 6 jours · John Barbour (1325?–95) wrote in Scots the national epic known as The Bruce, considered the first major work of Scottish literature. A Latin history of Scotland was compiled by John of Fordun and continued by Walter Bower, abbot of Inchcolm, in his Scotichronicon.
