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Craiglockhart Dell

in the

1940s

Thank you to George Smith who wrote:

Grotto

"In Craiglockhart Dell there is a small building with a domed roof which was always referred to as 'a grotto' and appeared to have been decorated internally with sea shells at one time.

It is on the path to Colinton Dell close to a small footbridge I can find no record of its origins and seem to recollect two such buildings . Anyone have any ideas? I suppose it dates from a Romantic Ideal about 1780 or so."  [November 2004]

Thanks again to George Smith who investigated further, then wrote:

Grottos

"It seems Craiglockhart Dell was part of the grounds of Craiglockhart House and the little domed buildings WERE built as romantic grottos.

I must assume them to be contemporaneous with the building of the house in 1830 for the owner Professor Alexander Monro(1773-1859) a medico famous in his day.

The house has recently been converted into five flats which seem to be currently for sale by Rettie estate agents"  [November 2004]

Acknowledgement:  George Smith, British Columbia, Canada, formerly Edinburgh

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