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Chiefswood (also known as Burnfoot)

Introduction

The gardens at Chiefswood are associated with the early-19th-century house built by Sir Walter Scott. There are 19th- and 20th-century mixed woodlands and an ornamental walled garden which retains its 19th-century layout. A bog garden, shrubberies and rose garden all date to the period after 1959.

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Features & Designations

Designations

  • Historic Environment Scotland An Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland

Features

  • Summerhouse
  • Sundial
  • Shrubbery
  • Rose Garden
Key Information

Type

Garden

Purpose

Ornamental

Principal Building

Domestic / Residential

Survival

Extant

Hectares

6

Electoral Ward

Melrose and District

References

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