The Groatie Hoose
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The Groatie Hoose by Liz Gray as part of the Geograph project.
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The Groatie Hoose
Image: © Liz Gray Taken: 14 Jul 2009
The Edinburgh lawyer and merchant James Traill, bought an old and ruinous house called the Gallery in Bridge Street Kirkwall and as part of the building work had a summerhouse erected in the large garden. The summerhouse was nicknamed the Groatie Hoose due to it being decorated in seashells. It was moved to its present location in the grounds of Tankerness House in 2005.
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Image Location
Latitude
58.981115
Longitude
-2.963739