Somerset (villa)

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Somerset
Somerset, Kinnoull Terrace.jpg
The building in 2024
Location5 Kinnoull Terrace
Kinnoull
Perth and Kinross
Scotland
Coordinates 56°23′47″N3°25′13″W / 56.39637475°N 3.42030709°W / 56.39637475; -3.42030709
Builtc.1868
Architectural style(s)Gothic
Listed Building – Category C(S)
Designated26 August 1977
Reference no.LB39537
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Shown in Kinnoull

Somerset is an historic villa in Kinnoull, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Located on Kinnoull Terrace, it is a Category C listed building, built around 1868. [1] It is one of five listed properties on the street, denoted by Historic Environment Scotland as items of special interest. [1] Several of the properties appear on maps of Perth from the 1860s.

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References

  1. 1 2 Historic Environment Scotland. "Kinnoull Terrace Somerset (LB39537)" . Retrieved 12 June 2022.