Pitmedden Garden

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Pitmedden Garden
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Pitmedden Garden
Interactive map of Pitmedden Garden
TypeFormal walled garden
LocationNear Pitmedden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Coordinates 57°20′34″N2°11′32″W / 57.3427°N 2.1923°W / 57.3427; -2.1923
Createdc. 1675
Operated by National Trust for Scotland
StatusOpen to the public
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A long perennial border at Pitmedden

Pitmedden Garden is a garden near the village of Pitmedden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is owned by the National Trust for Scotland. [1] The garden dates from around 1675 [2] and contains formal parterres, herbaceous borders, and an orchard. It is open to the public. [1]

Design

The garden is noted for its geometric parterres, which vary in shape from a thistle to Sir Alexander Seton's coat of arms. Pitmedden also has several long, varied borders which run along the garden walls.

Sir Alexander Seton and Dame Margaret Lauder, his wife, established a house and garden at the site in 1675. [3] The original house, together with the garden plans, was largely destroyed by fire in 1807. [4]

The 20th century restoration based three of the parterre sections on the 1647 plan of Holyrood Palace by Gordon of Rothiemay, and the fourth section represents a memorial to Alexander Seton and his father John Seton. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Pitmedden Garden". National Trust for Scotland. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  2. 1 2 Buxbaum, Tim (1989). Scottish Garden Buildings: From Food to Folly. Mainstream Publishing. p. 30. ISBN   1-85158-113-8.
  3. ↑ Hudson's Historic Houses and Gardens. Hudson.
  4. ↑ "Aberdeenshire HER - NJ82NE0034 - Pitmedden House and Garden". Aberdeenshire Council. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2022.


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