Arbigland
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Arbigland Estate is an estate in Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland. Arbigland lies on the Solway Firth coast to the south east of Kirkbean.
The classically-styled Arbigland House was built in 1755 by the improving laird and gentleman architect William Craik (1703–98). A small dower house called The House on the Shore was built in 1936 by Kathleen Blackett-Swiny.
The founder of the United States Navy John Paul Jones, whose father was a gardener at Arbigland, was born in a cottage in the grounds on 6 July 1747. The cottage is now the John Paul Jones Cottage Museum and is open from April to September.
The gardens at Arbigland are open to the public at selected times during the summer months.
James Craik, the Physician General of the United States Army and personal physician of George Washington, was born here.[1]
References
- ^ Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1963.
External links
- Arbigland Estate official site
- John Paul Jones Cottage Museum official site
54°54′06″N 3°34′39″W / 54.90167°N 3.57750°W
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