Fountainhall House
Introduction
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Fountainhall House
Image: © Anne Burgess Taken: 13 Aug 2024
To be more precise, this is now 130 Blenheim Place, formerly Fountainhall House. It is much older than its neighbours, dating from 1752, and the first edition of the Ordnance Survey six-inch map, surveyed in the 1860s, shows it standing on its own among open fields. It was at one time the Whitehall Industrial School for girls. See https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB20134 for details; the description, appositely, says that it is 'engulfed' by 19th century villas. Also see Image], taken when the vegetation was sparser and did not obstruct the view of the house.
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Image Location
Latitude
57.146534
Longitude
-2.126903