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Gardie House, Category A listed country house in Bressay, Scotland.

The eighteenth-century Gardie House sits across the Bressay Sound from Lerwick, featuring symmetrical walled gardens that lead down to a harbor point.

Magnus Henderson commissioned the construction of Gardie House in 1724, hiring Forbes, a mason from Aberdeen, to build this Scottish country residence.

The interior of Gardie House contains wooden paneling in the drawing room from 1750, representing the craftsmanship of Scottish architectural traditions.

Visitors can reach Gardie House by taking a ferry from Lerwick to Bressay, with the building located at coordinates 60.1601° N and -1.12317° W.

Sir Walter Scott dined at Gardie House in 1814, marking the residence's connection to Scottish literary history during the nineteenth century.

Location: Shetland Islands

Location: Bressay

GPS coordinates: 60.16010,-1.12317

Latest update: March 6, 2025 19:34

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