Site plans.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Drawings or works in another medium laying out the precise arrangement of a structure on a plot of land. It may also refer to plans for gardens, groups of buildings, or developments, where the layout of buildings, roadways, utilities, landscape elements, topography, water features, and vegetation may be depicted. For drawings or other representations on a horizontal surface of cities or larger areas, particularly when such representations are not part of a design process, use "plans (maps)."
Found in 40 Collections and/or Records:
Act of Parliament 51 George 111 Cap.211, 26 June 1811; with plans of Welltree Meadow, Williamston, Greenhead and two parks of Dubheads; of Sunnyside; and of Ardlttie by John Bell, Edinburgh, 1811., 1811.
File
Identifier: MS.16256
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Some letters, particularly in the first section of correspondence (MSS. 16198-215), also refer to more general political, military and social events.
Dates:
1811.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Estate, political and some personal correspondence and papers, travel letters and journals, and military papers, of General Sir Thomas Graham of Balgowan and Lynedoch (1748-1843), created (1814) Baron Lynedoch, and of his kinsman and heir, Robert Graham, formerly Graeme, Advocate, of Balgowan and Redgorton (1784-1859), a Lord of the Treasury (1834), and their families.
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Correspondence and papers, legal papers, memoranda and reports, tacks, rent rolls and accounts concerning the administration of the Balgowan, Lynedoch and Redgorton estates.
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Papers and some related correspondence concerning private acts of parliament relating to exchanges of entail on the lands of Balgowan, to consequent sales of land, and to the Annadale executry.
Architectural and technical plans and drawings., 1918-1998.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.12235/495-522
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
The business records, 1768-2002, of George Waterston and Sons, Ltd, Edinburgh, specialist printers, manufacturing and retail stationers, and sealing wax manufacturers. The papers also include material relating more particularly to the Waterston family.In addition to business records, the collection includes papers relating to the Waterston family or to the history of the business collected by various family directors, series of family and business photographs, sample specimens of...
Dates:
1918-1998.
Drainage plan for 2 Portman Square, London., 1892.
Item
Identifier: MS.13465
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The founder of the family was Gilbert Elliot (1651-1718), a younger son of Gavin Elliot of Midlem Mill. Gilbert Elliot was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1688, created a baronet in 1700, and appointed a Lord of Session as Lord Minto in 1705; he acquired the lands of Headshaw in Roxburghshire in 1696, and added Minto to his property in 1703.
Sir Gilbert Elliot, 2nd Baronet (1693-1766), likewise had a distinguished legal career, becoming a Lord of Session as Lord Minto in 1726, a...
Dates:
1892.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Maps, plans and architectural drawings of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Architectural plans and drawings of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Drainage plans for property owned by the Minto family.
Drainage plan for Minto House., 19th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.13464
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The founder of the family was Gilbert Elliot (1651-1718), a younger son of Gavin Elliot of Midlem Mill. Gilbert Elliot was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1688, created a baronet in 1700, and appointed a Lord of Session as Lord Minto in 1705; he acquired the lands of Headshaw in Roxburghshire in 1696, and added Minto to his property in 1703.
Sir Gilbert Elliot, 2nd Baronet (1693-1766), likewise had a distinguished legal career, becoming a Lord of Session as Lord Minto in 1726, a...
Dates:
19th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Maps, plans and architectural drawings of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Architectural plans and drawings of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Drainage plans for property owned by the Minto family.
Drainage plans for property owned by the Minto family., 19th century.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.13464-13465
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The founder of the family was Gilbert Elliot (1651-1718), a younger son of Gavin Elliot of Midlem Mill. Gilbert Elliot was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1688, created a baronet in 1700, and appointed a Lord of Session as Lord Minto in 1705; he acquired the lands of Headshaw in Roxburghshire in 1696, and added Minto to his property in 1703.
Sir Gilbert Elliot, 2nd Baronet (1693-1766), likewise had a distinguished legal career, becoming a Lord of Session as Lord Minto in 1726, a...
Dates:
19th century.
General and East Lothian papers., 1541-1891, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.14750-14756
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The papers catalogued here are especially rich in political material, 17th century-19th century, in estate and local affairs correspondence and papers, 16th century-20th century, in financial and legal material, 15th century-20th century, and in personal, household and estate accounts, 17th century-19th century. There is material concerning India in the correspondence and papers of the 8th, 9th and 10th Marquesses of Tweeddale, and concerning the Peninsular War in the correspondence and...
Dates:
1541-1891, undated.
Large scale plans and diagrams of Patrick Geddes., Late 19th century-early 20th century.
File
Identifier: MS.10656
Scope and Contents
The items are for the most part undated. They chiefly consist of sociological diagrams of the 'Thinking machine' type, with several biological and town-planning diagrams and drawings. Also included is a watercolour sketch plan of the Paris Exhibition of 1900 (no. 44), designs for New Crosby Hall, Chelsea (nos. 51-53), and plans for properties at Roseburn Cliff and Mount Tabor.
Dates:
Late 19th century-early 20th century.
Legal papers concerning Hannagalla Coffee Plantation, Ceylon., 1844-1865.
File
Identifier: MS.19227
Scope and Contents
In 1844 Bruce Bremner, his brother Dugald, and Alexander Geddes, an Aberdeenshire farmer, entered into partnership to purchase and cultivate this plantation, Geddes being the resident partner. Included here are copies of the 1844 agreement (folios 1,6), and of the case between Bruce and Dugald Bremner v Mrs Bathurst Geddes, widow of Alexander, in 1854 (folio 9), there are also plans of the Hannagalla estate, 1854, 1856 (folios 6-19), and insurance policies for Hannagalla coffee shipped from...
Dates:
1844-1865.
Lithographed 'Plan of the estate of Balgowan' said to have been 'prepared from old plans'; with a table of acreages., [Circa 1844.]
File
Identifier: MS.16392
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sizes cited are chiefly approximate to the nearest centimetre.
Dates:
[Circa 1844.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Estate, political and some personal correspondence and papers, travel letters and journals, and military papers, of General Sir Thomas Graham of Balgowan and Lynedoch (1748-1843), created (1814) Baron Lynedoch, and of his kinsman and heir, Robert Graham, formerly Graeme, Advocate, of Balgowan and Redgorton (1784-1859), a Lord of the Treasury (1834), and their families.
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Maps and plans of Balgowan and Lynedoch estates.
Lithographed 'Plan of the lands of Pitmurthly, Redgorton, Luncarty, and others', prepared, circa 1844, from older plans, and stated to be a 'Plan of that part of the unentailed estate of Lynedoch which was sold by the Trustees to Mr Graham in Octr 1844'; with a table of acreages., [Circa 1844.]
File
Identifier: MS.16393
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sizes cited are chiefly approximate to the nearest centimetre.
Dates:
[Circa 1844.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Estate, political and some personal correspondence and papers, travel letters and journals, and military papers, of General Sir Thomas Graham of Balgowan and Lynedoch (1748-1843), created (1814) Baron Lynedoch, and of his kinsman and heir, Robert Graham, formerly Graeme, Advocate, of Balgowan and Redgorton (1784-1859), a Lord of the Treasury (1834), and their families.
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Maps and plans of Balgowan and Lynedoch estates.
Maps and plans of Balgowan and Lynedoch estates., 1769-19th century, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.16385-16395
Scope and Contents
Sizes cited are chiefly approximate to the nearest centimetre.
Dates:
1769-19th century, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Estate, political and some personal correspondence and papers, travel letters and journals, and military papers, of General Sir Thomas Graham of Balgowan and Lynedoch (1748-1843), created (1814) Baron Lynedoch, and of his kinsman and heir, Robert Graham, formerly Graeme, Advocate, of Balgowan and Redgorton (1784-1859), a Lord of the Treasury (1834), and their families.
Military maps and plans, of the Board of Ordnance, relating chiefly to the garrisoned districts of Scotland in the eighteenth century.
Series
Identifier: MSS.1645-1652 [Map Library]
Scope and Contents
The papers include plans of forts and barracks, showing progress of work and proposed additions (notably at Fort George, Fort Augustus, Fort William, and Edinburgh), and surveys of roads.
Dates:
18th century.
Papers, mostly financial and property records, of and relating to the Carntyne estate, including papers relating to interests of the Gray family in the coal industry., 1518-1945.
Series
Identifier: Acc.8100/1-111
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Most of these papers consist of titles and estate papers relating to the lands of Carntyne and Shettleston in Glasgow. They are particularly important for the history of the colliery at Westmuir from the death of John Gray of Carntyne in 1796 until that of his grandson, the Rev John Hamilton Gray, in 1867, but there is material from both before, and in particular from after that period. Robert Gray (d.1833) was a resident landowner, and an enthusiastic coalmaster. Though not all the Westmuir...
Dates:
1518-1945.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Administrative, legal and financial papers concerning the estates of the families of Gray of Carntyne, and Anstruther Thomson, afterwards Anstruther Gray, of Kilmany, including records of coal mining interests, and also some private family papers.
Papers of the Hays of Yester concerning legal and miscellaneous estate and local affairs., 1437-1912, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.14750-14777
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The papers catalogued here are especially rich in political material, 17th century-19th century, in estate and local affairs correspondence and papers, 16th century-20th century, in financial and legal material, 15th century-20th century, and in personal, household and estate accounts, 17th century-19th century. There is material concerning India in the correspondence and papers of the 8th, 9th and 10th Marquesses of Tweeddale, and concerning the Peninsular War in the correspondence and...
Dates:
1437-1912, undated.
Papers of the Hays of Yester concerning legal and miscellaneous estate and local affairs., 1660-[circa 1834].
File
Identifier: MS.14754
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Note, 1660, of the conditions agreed between the 1st Marquess of Tweeddale and William Knowles for draining the moss of Crombieside in the barony of Duncanlaw (folio 1);(ii) Papers, 1681-1826, being chiefly contracts, memorials and petitions concerning Gifford village, including material relating to Gifford paper mill (folio 3);(iii) Timber contracts and articles of roup, 1703-1773 (folio 47);(iv) Articles of...
Dates:
1660-[circa 1834].
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Hays of Yester formerly preserved at Yester House.
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Papers of the Hays of Yester concerning estate and local affairs.
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Papers of the Hays of Yester concerning legal and miscellaneous estate and local affairs.
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General and East Lothian papers.
Papers reflecting Charles Murray's career, chiefly concerning his life in South Africa., 1873-1941, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.27271-27276
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Born in Aberdeenshire, Charles Murray went to South Africa in 1888, where he rose to be Deputy-Inspector of Mines for the Transvaal (1901) and Secretary for Public Works in the Union of South Africa (1910). He never lost touch with Scotland, and many of his poems are in the dialect of the north east.
Dates:
1873-1941, undated.
Plan of Barnhills, in the parish of Ancrum, by George Scott., 1809.
Item
Identifier: MS.25179
Dates:
1809.
Plan of Dryden farm, in the parish of Ashkirk, by John Blackadder., 1829.
Item
Identifier: MS.25182
Dates:
1829.
Plan of East and West Addinston farm., [Circa 1841.]
Item
Identifier: MS.14759 [Map Library]
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The papers catalogued here are especially rich in political material, 17th century-19th century, in estate and local affairs correspondence and papers, 16th century-20th century, in financial and legal material, 15th century-20th century, and in personal, household and estate accounts, 17th century-19th century. There is material concerning India in the correspondence and papers of the 8th, 9th and 10th Marquesses of Tweeddale, and concerning the Peninsular War in the correspondence and...
Dates:
[Circa 1841.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Hays of Yester formerly preserved at Yester House.
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Papers of the Hays of Yester concerning estate and local affairs.
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Papers of the Hays of Yester concerning legal and miscellaneous estate and local affairs.
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Papers concerning lands in Berwickshire and Roxburghshire.
Plan of Headshaw farm, in the parish of Ashkirk, by John Blackadder., 1829.
Item
Identifier: MS.25183
Dates:
1829.
Plan of Langhope farm, in the parish of Yarrow, by John Blackadder., 1830.
Item
Identifier: MS.25184
Scope and Contents
The plan is based on MS.13428.
Dates:
1830.
'Plan of Lynedoch', lithographed by S Leith and produced for the sale of the estate in 1844; with another copy of the same plan with some minor endorsements and additions., [1844.]
File
Identifier: MS.16391
Scope and Contents
The portion of the estate sold by the Lynedoch Trustees to Mr Simpson is marked in red, and the part bought by Robert Graham is lined in yellow. A contents table gives a detailed breakdown of entailed and un-entailed lands in imperial acres.
Dates:
[1844.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Estate, political and some personal correspondence and papers, travel letters and journals, and military papers, of General Sir Thomas Graham of Balgowan and Lynedoch (1748-1843), created (1814) Baron Lynedoch, and of his kinsman and heir, Robert Graham, formerly Graeme, Advocate, of Balgowan and Redgorton (1784-1859), a Lord of the Treasury (1834), and their families.
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Maps and plans of Balgowan and Lynedoch estates.
Plan of Shielswood farm, in the parish of Ashkirk, by John Blackadder., 1829.
Item
Identifier: MS.25181
Dates:
1829.
Plan of the Barony of Craigniston, part of the Estate of Fettercairn., 1821.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/989
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates:
1821.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
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Estate Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis Families.
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Estate Management Papers.
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Maps, plans and drawings.
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Plans and drawings.