Dunmore Pineapple, Summer house folly in Falkirk, Scotland
The Dunmore Pineapple features a stone fruit cupola rising 14 meters high atop a neoclassical pavilion with a Palladian portico and curved interior walls.
John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore, constructed this architectural masterwork in 1761 as a hothouse for growing pineapples using a furnace-driven heating system.
The structure incorporates a pineapple motif, which during the 18th century represented wealth and hospitality among European aristocracy.
The National Trust for Scotland maintains the building, offering accommodation rentals in the gardeners' quarters and summer house with southern exposure windows.
The building includes a sophisticated cavity wall heating system that utilized organic heat from tanners bark and manure to cultivate tropical fruits in Scotland.
Location: Falkirk
Location: Airth
Official opening: 1761
Architectural style: neoclassicism
Floors above the ground: 2
Fee: No
Operator: National Trust for Scotland (NTS)
Website: https://nts.org.uk/visit/places/the-pineapple
GPS coordinates: 56.07671,-3.78670
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:45
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