Arbigland

Arbigland Estate in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, lies on the coast of the Solway Firth, to the south-east of Kirkbean.[1]

The House on the Shore

Classical mansion

The classical-styled 10,796 square feet (1,003.0 m2) Arbigland House was built in 1755 by the improving laird and gentleman architect William Craik (1703–98).[2] His daughter, the poet and novelist Helen Craik (1751–1825), lived there until 1792.[3] She was a friend and supporter of Robert Burns, who dined at the House.[4] William's illegitimate son, James Craik, was the first Physician General of the United States Army and personal physician of George Washington.[5] It is a Category A listed building.[6]

Gardens

The gardens have been included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland.[7] Set within the grounds is a Category A-listed cottage that houses the John Paul Jones Cottage Museum. This was the birthplace in 1747 of the "Father of the American Navy", John Paul Jones, whose father was a gardener at Arbigland.[8] The gardens are open to the public on Thursday to Sunday afternoons in the Spring and Summer.

A small dower house called the House on the Shore was built in 1936 by Kathleen Blackett-Sweeney.[9]

References
  1. "Arbigland: Overview". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  2. "Basic site details: Arbigland House". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  3. Adriana Craciun, "Craik, Helen (1751–1825)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford, UK: OUP, 2004) accessed 29 June 2015
  4. Burns: A Biography of Robert Burns by James Mackay published Alloway Publishing 1992, ISBN 0-907526-85-3
  5. Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607–1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1963.
  6. Historic Environment Scotland. "ARBIGLAND HOUSE  (Category A) (LB10398)". Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  7. {{Historic Environment Scotland |num=GDL00015 |desc=ARBIGLAND |access-date=28 February 2019
  8. {{Historic Environment Scotland |num=LB10397 |desc=ARBIGLAND, JOHN PAUL JONES' COTTAGE WITH KENNELS AND PUMP HOUSE |cat=A |access-date=28 February 2019
  9. "Basic site details: The House-on-the-Shore". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 16 December 2017.


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