Dunmore Pineapple, Summer house folly in Falkirk, Scotland
Description
Dunmore Pineapple is a summer house in Falkirk, Scotland, originally built as a hothouse and now rented as holiday accommodation. The building presents a neoclassical pavilion with a portico and a large carved stone fruit cupola rising roughly 14 meters (46 feet) above the ground.
History
John Murray, the fourth Earl of Dunmore, commissioned the construction in 1761 to grow tropical fruit on his estate. The property later changed hands and was eventually transferred to the National Trust for Scotland, which now manages it as a holiday rental.
Culture
The structure takes its name from the carved stone crown that tops the building, once a symbol of welcome in grand estates. Visitors today can walk the grounds and see how the interior rooms serve as holiday accommodation for guests.
Practical
The site is managed by the National Trust for Scotland and sits in a rural area near Airth. The former gardeners' quarters and pavilion are available to rent as holiday accommodation, with bookings made through the trust.
Did you know?
The pavilion walls contain hollow cavities through which warm air from a furnace once circulated. This technique kept the interior warm enough to ripen pineapples in Scotland, long before modern greenhouses became common.
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