Follies · Central Scotland
The Dunmore Pineapple
An 18th-century garden folly topped with a giant stone pineapple — Scotland's strangest building.
James Allan — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
About
The Dunmore Pineapple is the 18th-century garden folly at Dunmore Park near Airth in Stirlingshire, built by John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore around 1761 as a summerhouse and gardener's retreat. The two-storey structure is topped with an enormous stone pineapple — 14 metres tall, with each leaf carved separately and self-draining to prevent winter frost damage — almost certainly the most extraordinary garden building in Scotland. Owned by the National Trust for Scotland and rented out by the Landmark Trust as a holiday let; the surrounding walled garden is open free of charge.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Dunmore Pineapple is a folly in Dunmore Park, near Airth in Stirlingshire, Scotland. In 1995, it was ranked "as the most bizarre building in Scotland".
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 56.0764, -3.7686
- Address
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Sources
- manual: dunmore-pineapple (manual)
- wikipedia: Dunmore Pineapple (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Dunmore Pineapple?
- The Dunmore Pineapple is in central Scotland, United Kingdom.
- When was The Dunmore Pineapple built?
- Dates from the Georgian period.
- Who owns The Dunmore Pineapple?
- The Dunmore Pineapple is owned by National Trust for Scotland.
- Is The Dunmore Pineapple a listed building?
- The Dunmore Pineapple is officially recognised as Category A listed.