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:
'Plan of the common muir of Methven reduced from the plan by Henry Buist referred to in the decreet of division of this muir July 1793'., 1793.
Item
Identifier: MS.16387
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sizes cited are chiefly approximate to the nearest centimetre.
Dates:
1793.
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 the division of Yetholm Common., 1861.
Item
Identifier: MS.14760 [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:
1861.
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, specification and expenses for a drain for Shielswood Loch, in the parish of Ashkirk, by John Black., 1811.
Item
Identifier: MS.25180
Dates:
1811.
Plans and drawings of and concerning Charles Murray., 1894, 1896, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.27274
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows. (i) Printed plan of underground workings belonging to the Wemmer Gold Mining Company, 1894 (number 1). Charles Murray was the surveyor. (ii) Plan by Murray of the manager's house, New Florida Gold Mining Company, 1896 (number 2); (iii) Drawing of the dining-room at 'The Willows', Pretoria, undated (number 3).
Dates:
1894, 1896, undated.
Plans, diagrams, photographs, and notes, on the proposed extension and improvements to the Outlook Tower., 1951-1956, 1964, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.19279
Plans for alterations to the garden and stables at Minto by Sir Robert Lorimer., 1905.
File
Identifier: MS.13469
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:
1905.
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.
Plans for alterations to the gardens at Minto House by William Goldring, landscape gardener, Kew., 1897.
File
Identifier: MS.13466
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:
1897.
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.
Print - Plan of new harbour - Edinburgh, Leith., 1836.
Item
Identifier: MS.5848 (73)
Dates:
1836.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson, the Edinburgh civil engineers.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson concerning places in Scotland.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in Scotland beginning with Ea-Edinburgh, Leith, Water of.
Rentals of the Minto family., 1678-18th century.
File
Identifier: MS.13239
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Rentals of the barony of Minto and associated lands, 1678-1900. These include a note of the feuduties paid to the archbishop of Glasgow from the baronies of Lilliesleaf, Ancrum, and Ashkirk, 1688, 1706, and rentals of the lands of Chapel in Lilliesleaf, 1729, 1735-1736, 1750-1752, 1756 (folio 1);(ii) Rentals of estates not forming part of Minto: Langton, 18th century, Nether Ancrum, 1714, 1720, 1733, Stewartfield, 1769-1772, and...
Dates:
1678-18th century.
Reports, papers and related correspondence concerning nature conservation., 1972-1978.
Series
Identifier: Acc.9588/71-83
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Correspondence and papers of George McArthur Lawson (1906-78). From 1937 to 1940 he was a full-time National Council of Labour Colleges tutor in the East of Scotland, and served as the West of Scotland National Council of Labour Colleges Organiser from 1940-50 when he was appointed Secretary of Edinburgh and District Trades Council. In 1954 he was elected as Labour MP for Motherwell, and represented Motherwell, and Motherwell and Wishaw, until his retirement in Oct 1974. George Lawson served...
Dates:
1972-1978.
'Sketch of the farm of Cloag, by John Bell 1803', showing enclosed fields, woods, and acreages in both Scots and English measure., 1803.
Item
Identifier: MS.16389
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sizes cited are chiefly approximate to the nearest centimetre.
Dates:
1803.
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.
Two plans of a proposed new Pitmurthly farm., 1816.
File
Identifier: MS.16390
Scope and Contents
The plans are as follows: (i) 'Plan of the proposed addition from Luncarty to Pitmurthly farm, March 1816', a sketch map on light tracing paper showing measured fields proposed to be transferred; (ii) A 'Plan of New Pitmurthly farm, March 1816', of a similar format and on paper as (i), endorsed 'This not adopted and a new plan made April 1817'.
Dates:
1816.
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.
Two plans of Luncarty., [1794 or after], 1801.
File
Identifier: MS.16388
Scope and Contents
The maps are as follows: (i) 'Plan of the grounds of Luncarty', on paper watermarked 1794 and coloured to distinguish Luncarty Feu from Luncarty Farm, with field boundaries and dimensions, tree belts and 'Hatton Fishing Ground' on the Tay identified also; the surveyor is not named. (ii) 'Plan of Luncarty Farm, 1801' by an unidentified surveyor; the fields are measured in Scots chains.
Dates:
[1794 or after], 1801.
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.
Typescript history of the Chapel House and neighbouring properties by Charles B Boog Watson, with plans of the site and buildings., 1928.
File
Identifier: MS.15990
Scope and Contents
The history of the building was probably the basis for a lecture (see ‘The book of the Old Edinburgh Club’ xvii, Appendix pages 8-9).
Dates:
1928.
Typescripts, photographs and other material concerning Chapel House in Potterow, Edinburgh.
Series
Identifier: MSS.15990-15991
Dates:
[Circa 1904-circa 1952.]