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10 South St, Andrew Street

Edinburgh, EH2 2AZ

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Email: info@theedinburghstonemasons.co. uk

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Before the lockdown.

High level maintenance with a view ⛏ Yester House 🏠
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Stabilising Masonry and lime pointing.
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The Orangery, Dalkeith Country
The orangery, was built in about 1832 to a design by William Burn to grow exotic fruits for the Duke of Buccleuch at Dalkeith House. It featured an under-floor condenser heating system and the boiler was said to consume up to a ton of coal a day.
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Is your building SAFE?

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One year after competition ⛏ .
Kings gate Dalkeith built by 5th Duke of Buccleuch for the visit of King George IV to Scotland in 1822 was the first visit of a reigning monarch to Scotland in nearly two centuries, the last being by King Charles I for his Scottish coronation in 1633. beautiful Coade stone rebuilt today with works nearing completion, both gate pillars fully rebuilt keeping super tight beds ⛏
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New stone by @huttonstonecoltd .
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Stonecraft.
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⛏High level lime pointing ⛏ Edinburgh New Town
For the talented @bergmarkarchitects crack out his page ⛏
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Stone balustrade rebuilding works ⛏
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Take down and rebuild 30 balustrade using premix lime mortar and pointed with a nice buff colour pack .
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New stainless dowels inserted into balustrades 300mm with empoxy resin .
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4 Balustrade repaired with new stainless steel .
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New stainless steel cramps made on site sinked into the masonry 30mm deep with 300mm with 50mm returns s with empoxy resin and coated in a lime mortar repair coloured match to weatherd masonry .
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High level lime pointing to a church steeple
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Dalhouise Castle
High level maintenance
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The patriarch of the clan was Simundus de Ramesie (Simon of Ramsey), an English knight of Norman descent from the Huntingdonshire village of Ramsey. Simundus, a vassal of David.
Earl of Huntingdon, followed his lord to Scotland in about 1140 when David inherited the Scottish crown. He is considered the founder of the Ramsay clan and the first to have lands at Dalwolsey.
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The first castle at Dalhousie was constructed by him. The red stone castle is situated in a strategic spot overlooking the River Esk. The drum tower, the oldest part of the current structure, an L Plan Castle dates to the mid 15th century. The majority of the current castle dates to the 17th century. .
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There was originally a dry moat surrounding the castle. The moat was later filled in but partially excavated in the late 20th century.

Dalhousie Castle has seen much history. King Edward I (Longshanks) stayed at the castle on his way to meet Sir William Wallace at the Battle of Falkirk. .
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In 1400, Sir Alexander Ramsay withstood a six-month siege at Dalhousie by English forces led by King Henry IV. Oliver Cromwell used the castle as a base for his invasion of Scotland. Many Earls of Dalhousie have taken an active part in British political and military leadership.
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Around 1800, Walter Nicol designed the new layout of the walled garden.

At the turn of the 20th century, the seat of Clan Ramsay was moved to Brechin Castle, although the Ramsay family continued to retain ownership of the castle until 1977. .
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At the time of the sale, Dalhousie had been in the same family for more than eight centuries, longer than any other castle in Scotland.
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Carlisle Castle ⛏
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High level inspection. @englishheritage .
Sometimes you have to get wet to get the job done before the grounds open
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Been scottish we are used to to some rain .
Carlisle Castle is situated in Carlisle, in the English county of Cumbria, .
near the ruins of Hadrian's Wall. .
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The castle is over 900 years old and has been the scene of many historical episodes in British history. Given the proximity of Carlisle to the border between England and Scotland, it has been the centre of many wars and invasions. .
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Today the castle is managed by English Heritage and is open to the public. .
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The castle until recently was the administrative headquarters of the former King's Own Royal Border Regiment now county headquarters to the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment and a museum to the regiment is within the castle walls.

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Scone Palace
Early start before she opens ⛏

A place steeped in history, Scone was originally the site of an early Christian church, and later an Augustinian priory. In the 12th century, Scone Priory was granted abbey status and as a result an Abbot's residence – an Abbot's Palace – was constructed. It is for this reason (Scone's status as an abbey) that the current structure retains the name "Palace". Scone Abbey was severely damaged in 1559 during the Scottish Reformation after a mob whipped up by the famous reformer, John Knox, came to Scone from Dundee.
Having survived the Reformation, the Abbey in 1600 became a secular Lordship (and home) within the parish of Scone, Scotland. The Palace has thus been home to the Earls of Mansfield for over 400 years. During the early 19th century the Palace was enlarged by the architect William Atkinson. In 1802, David William Murray, 3rd Earl of Mansfield, commissioned Atkinson to extend the Palace, recasting the late 16th-century Palace of Scone.
The 3rd Earl tasked Atkinson with updating the old Palace whilst maintaining characteristics of the medieval Gothic abbey buildings it was built upon, with the majority of work finished

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High level maintenance to Cranshaws Castle
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Father & son last photo @cyniakandy .
The lands of Cranshaws were originally part of the Barony of Bothwell, which barony was created for David Olifard (ancestor of the current chief of the Oliphants) by King Malcolm IV in the mid 12th century.Occupancy (typically, this would have been a feu - the superiority remaining with the Barony of Bothwell) was then granted to a younger Olifard son, with whose line the estate remained for some centuries.

In 1329, the senior representative of the younger line but now 7th chief, William Oliphant, Lord of Aberdalgie, died and amongst the properties which he left was Cranshaws, which he had inherited from his Olifard forebears.

In 1336/7, William Olyphant’s lands of Cranschawes and Hatherwick (Hedderwick) were in the hands of Edward III., on account of this William’s forfeiture.

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Stobo Castle .
High level maintenance ⛏
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Stobo Castle is the seat of the barony of Stobo, a feudal lordship that was created in 1577 with origins dating back to the twelfth century.
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A tower house, known as Hill House, formerly stood on the site of Stobo Castle. The Stobo estate was owned by the Murrays of Tweedsmuir around 1750. In 1767, the Stobo estate and its barony were bought by James Montgomery, a judge who served as Lord Advocate and Lord Chief Baron of the Scottish Exchequer from 1775. He was created a Baronet in 1801. On his death in 1803, his son James inherited the estate, and commissioned a new house from the architect James Elliot (brother and partner of Archibald Elliot). Stobo Castle was constructed between 1805 and 1811 in a castellated style. In 1849, the porte-cochère was added by Sir Graham Graham-Montgomery, 3rd Baronet, to a design by John Lessels. Sir Graham also had the grounds redesigned by John Hay in 1872.
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In 1905, Stobo was sold to the English cricketer Hylton Philipson. A keen gardener, Philipson laid out the Japanese-influenced water gardens and terraces, and formed three large lakes on the estate. In 1939, after Philipson's death, the estate was sold again to the Countess of Dysart.
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In the post-war years, the estate was subdivided, and the contents of the house were auctioned by Sotheby's in April 1972. Stobo Castle was purchased in 1975 by the Winyards, who established a health resort. A large extension, incorporating new hotel rooms and a swimming pool, was opened in 2003.

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Borthwick Parish Church
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High level video inspection by trained stonemasons.
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The church stands in a dominating site close to @borthwickcastle Castle with magnificent views across the countryside. The east part of this historic church is substantially medieval with its 12th century apse and the 15th century Arniston Aisle. The west end with its tower and broach spire were added by Brown & Wardrop in 1864. Medieval fabric survivies inside as well, with the magnifient Borthwick tomb and pre-Reformation piscina. The church serves Middleton village, Borthwick and the surrounding area.
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St. Paul’s and St Geroge Church Edinburgh
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High level rope access lime pointing and pinnacle rebuilding using @masonsmortar gun applied mortar into deep voids.
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History of site
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The building was erected as St Paul's Church, replacing a chapel in the Cowgate. It was designed by Archibald Elliot between 1816 and 1818, and was extended by Peddie and Kinnear in the 1890s. In 1932 the congregation merged with that of St George's Church, also .
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Kinross House . .
One of the most well maintained beautiful buildings in Scotland.
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High level maintenance to roof and stonework.

The fish gates photo is stonework carved from the different fish from the loch .
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Kinross House is a late 17th-century country house overlooking Loch Leven, .
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near Kinross in Kinross-shire, Scotland. Construction of the house began in 1685,
by the architect Sir William Bruce as his own home. .
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It is regarded as one of his finest works, and was called by Daniel Defoe "the most beautiful and regular piece of architecture in Scotland"

The house, which is undoubtedly the most important early classical mansion in Scotland,[citation needed] retains most of its original internal decoration.
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It was occupied for 200 years as the home of the Montgomery family, who purchased the property in the late 18th century. Kinross House is a Category A listed building, and its grounds are listed in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland.

The grounds cover 100 acres of formal gardens and woodland, also including Castle Island on Loch Leven. .
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Loch Leven Castle is amongst the most important medieval castles in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and is renowned as the castle where Mary Queen of Scots debated the future of the Scottish Reformation with Presbyterian theologian John Knox and where she was later imprisoned in 1567. .
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It is also where she abdicated the Scottish throne in flavour of her infant son James VI (later to become King James I of England). The Royal Stewart history associated with Lochleven Castle was clearly appreciated by Sir William Bruce, architect of Kinross House, who made the Castle his focal point for the entire design of Kinross House and gardens, the first designed landscape in Scottish architectural history.

#architecture #kinross #kinrosshouse #fife #ropeaccess #Scotland #vistacotland #visitscotland2019 #castleofscotland #history #historicscotland #lochleven #thisisscotland #architecture #historic #mansionhouse #historichouse #uk #wedding @kinrosshouse #visitfife #scottishbeauty #lovescotland💖 #lovescotland❤️ #maryqueenofscotsmovie #maryqueenofscotland @cyniakandy @kennystewart64

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Lucky there is a dowel or very strong cable tie.

Is your building SAFE?

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Carefully removing marble Dundas Memorial Plaques at Borthwick Church for Arinston Estate.
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Once the new home is found rebuilding works will be begin.⛏ .
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IS YOUR BUILDING SAFE🤷‍♂️🧐.
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DONT RISK IT
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Injecting some lime mortar into some deep voids using a long needle
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Gun and lime supplied by @masonsmortar .
High level structural maintenance.
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