I was hoping for a full view of the photo montage of the stablehouse which is part of the estate I intend on documenting as part of my thesis, however had to stick to the group layout! Originally designed in 1720, as a grand estate with a full manorhouse, folly, stablehouse, pigeries, walled gardens and canal Cammo was and is a very important place worked on by influential architects such as Robert Adam. Owned by an exccentric recluse throught the 20th century the estate began to fall into disrepair and after his death in 1971 became empty. A large fire ripped through the house in 1977 destroying many important antiques and the estate was gifted to the national trust. Edinburgh Council took ownership in 1980 and the descision was made to demolish what was left of the house because it was so unsafe. The antiques were all auctioned. Since then nature has been allowed to reclaim what has been left - doing so at an alarming, though beautiful, rate.
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