2009

NS3478 : Path beside Geilston Burn

taken 15 years ago, near to Geilston, Argyll And Bute, Scotland

Path beside Geilston Burn
Path beside Geilston Burn
This woodland walk is set within the 10-acre estate of Geilston Gardens. (Compare a view of the same section of path from the window of the potting shed of the nearby Walled Garden: Link ).

[On the origin of the name Geilston, see NS3477 : Cardross Old Parish Church.]

For the view in the opposite direction along the same stretch of path, see: NS3378 : Geilston Burn.

The Geilston Burn, which winds through this estate, reaches the River Clyde about a kilometre from here, near a timber yard in Cardross: Link

In the background, just behind the little footbridge over the burn, a patch of Gunnera (a large rhubarb-like non-native plant) can be seen. Gunnera also grows in several places in a shaded glen below the eastern wall of the Walled Garden.
Geilston Garden by David P Howard

(Text from information on site)

The Garden.
The designed landscape that developed around Geilston House in the late eighteenth century can be considered in four main areas - the avenue and lawns, the walled garden, the kitchen garden and the woodland walks.

Between the 1600's and 1989, Geilston was home to seven different families. The last private owner of Geilston, Miss Hendry, enjoyed gardening and as a keen amateur gardener, she complimented the appearance and development of the eighteenth century designed landscape.

The House.
Geilston House was built in the seventeenth century as a simple farmhouse. Over the next two hundred years it developed into a picturesque country villa. It is now Category A listed. Phase one of the restoration project was completed in 2006 with a complete re-slating of the roof, new leadworks and new guttering. The house is not currently open to visitors.

Geilston Garden is a National Trust for Scotland property. LinkExternal link


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Geographical Context: Rivers, Streams, Drainage Paths Place: Geilston Gardens Category: Path > Woodland path other tags: Geilston Burn Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Geilston Burn [19] · Walled Garden [15] · Cardross [14] · Potting Shed [5] · Gunnera [4] · Woodland Walk [3] Other Photos: · Overflow of former reservoir ·
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Lairich Rig   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 14 June, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 18 June, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 3402 7834 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:58.1570N 4:39.6633W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NS 3405 7833
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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