Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland

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heritage register national inventory

The Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland is a national register that identifies and protects Scotland’s most significant historic parks, gardens, and designed landscapes for their cultural, aesthetic, and historical value.

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Label	Occurrences
Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland canonical	11

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Target entity: Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland
Context triple: [Branklyn Garden, heritageDesignation, Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland]

A. Scone Palace gardens
Scone Palace gardens are historic ornamental grounds in Perthshire, Scotland, known for their landscaped lawns, ancient trees, and picturesque setting around Scone Palace.
B. Dawyck Botanic Garden
Dawyck Botanic Garden is a renowned Scottish woodland and arboretum celebrated for its diverse tree collections, seasonal displays, and picturesque setting in the Scottish Borders.
C. Sketches and Hints on Landscape Gardening
Sketches and Hints on Landscape Gardening is a seminal 1794 treatise by landscape designer Humphry Repton that outlines his principles and methods for improving and designing picturesque estates and gardens.
D. Colonsay House Gardens
Colonsay House Gardens is a renowned historic woodland and rhododendron garden on the Scottish island of Colonsay, noted for its mild microclimate and diverse collection of rare and exotic plants.
E. Palace of Holyroodhouse gardens
The Palace of Holyroodhouse gardens are the historic, formally landscaped grounds surrounding the British monarch’s official residence in Edinburgh, featuring lawns, flowerbeds, and views of Arthur’s Seat.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland
Target entity description: The Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland is a national register that identifies and protects Scotland’s most significant historic parks, gardens, and designed landscapes for their cultural, aesthetic, and historical value.

A. Scone Palace gardens
Scone Palace gardens are historic ornamental grounds in Perthshire, Scotland, known for their landscaped lawns, ancient trees, and picturesque setting around Scone Palace.
B. Dawyck Botanic Garden
Dawyck Botanic Garden is a renowned Scottish woodland and arboretum celebrated for its diverse tree collections, seasonal displays, and picturesque setting in the Scottish Borders.
C. Sketches and Hints on Landscape Gardening
Sketches and Hints on Landscape Gardening is a seminal 1794 treatise by landscape designer Humphry Repton that outlines his principles and methods for improving and designing picturesque estates and gardens.
D. Colonsay House Gardens
Colonsay House Gardens is a renowned historic woodland and rhododendron garden on the Scottish island of Colonsay, noted for its mild microclimate and diverse collection of rare and exotic plants.
E. Palace of Holyroodhouse gardens
The Palace of Holyroodhouse gardens are the historic, formally landscaped grounds surrounding the British monarch’s official residence in Edinburgh, featuring lawns, flowerbeds, and views of Arthur’s Seat.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	heritage register ⓘ national inventory ⓘ
accessPolicy	publicly accessible register ⓘ
administeredBy	Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ
appliesTo	non-domestic designed landscapes ⓘ private gardens of national importance ⓘ public parks of national importance ⓘ
containsInformationOn	key landscape features ⓘ reasons for designation ⓘ site history ⓘ
country	Scotland ⓘ
dataType	descriptive records ⓘ spatial dataset ⓘ
geographicCoverage	all regions of Scotland ⓘ
governedBy	Scottish historic environment policy ⓘ Scottish planning policy ⓘ
hasLanguage	English ⓘ Scottish Gaelic ⓘ
hasPurpose	identify nationally important gardens and designed landscapes ⓘ inform planning and land management decisions ⓘ protect aesthetic significance of landscapes ⓘ protect cultural significance of landscapes ⓘ protect historical significance of landscapes ⓘ
legalStatus	material consideration in the Scottish planning system ⓘ
partOf	Scotland’s system of heritage protection ⓘ
predecessor	Historic Scotland ⓘ linked to: Historic Environment Scotland
regulates	changes affecting nationally important designed landscapes ⓘ
relatedTo	Inventory of Historic Battlefields in Scotland ⓘ listed buildings in Scotland ⓘ scheduled monuments in Scotland ⓘ
scope	designed landscapes ⓘ historic gardens ⓘ historic parks ⓘ
selectionCriteria	archaeological value ⓘ architectural value ⓘ historical value ⓘ horticultural value ⓘ nature conservation value ⓘ scenic value ⓘ
usedBy	Scottish Government ⓘ heritage professionals ⓘ landscape managers ⓘ local planning authorities in Scotland ⓘ
website	https://www.historicenvironment.scot ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Branklyn Garden → heritageDesignation → Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland ⓘ

Crathes Castle → heritageDesignation → Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland ⓘ

Methven Castle → hasLandscapeDesignation → Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland ⓘ

Hopetoun House → heritageDesignation → Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland ⓘ

Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales → relatedTo → Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland ⓘ

Inveresk Lodge Garden → heritageDesignation → Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland ⓘ

Brodick Castle Garden → heritageDesignation → Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland ⓘ

Falkland Palace gardens → heritageDesignation → Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland ⓘ

Blairquhan Castle → listedIn → Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland ⓘ

Arniston → category → Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland ⓘ

Drummond Castle → gardenStatus → Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland ⓘ

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