Roads, bridges, landscapes and new towns on the Highland Circuit 1720 – 1830
Roads, bridges, landscapes and new towns on the Highland Circuit 1720 – 1830
Join us for our annual joint lecture with Scotland’s Garden and Landscape Heritage
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: Online & in-person at Augustine United Church, 41 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EL
Booking: Tickets must be booked in advance for both the live and streamed events via Eventbrite. Please note that places for in-person tickets are limited. If attending in-person, please wear a mask and maintain 1-metre distancing.
Tickets are priced at £6 (£2 for students).
Book here to attend the talk virtually
The full title of the lecture is ‘Roads, bridges, landscapes and new towns on the Highland Circuit 1720-1830 : a partnership between landowners, architects and the government’
Landscape historian Christopher Dingwall will describe the intensive programme of road building which took place in the Southern Highlands of Scotland between the completion of Wade’s military roads in the 1720s and the arrival of the railways in the 1830s. With the help of previously unpublished archival material, Christopher will illustrate the developments which occurred at the four great Highland landscapes associated with Inveraray Castle, Taymouth Castle, Blair Castle and Dunkeld House, involving a partnership between the landowners, the Government, and a number of Scotland’s most celebrated architects in the building of bridges and creation of new settlements. Some consideration will be given to the social and economic impacts of these developments. Christopher will refer to a chapter he contributed to Old Ways New Roads : Travels in Scotland 1720-1832 (Birlinn 2021). This is a joint lecture with Scotland’s Garden and Landscape Heritage.
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