Craigenputtock (usually spelled by the Carlyles as Craigenputtoch) is an
estate
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in
Scotland where
Thomas Carlyle lived from 1828 to 1834. He wrote several of his early works there, including ''
Sartor Resartus''.
The estate's name incorporates the
Scots words ''
craig'', meaning hill, referring in this case to a
whinstone hill, and ''puttock'', or small hawk. Craigenputtock occupies of farmland in the
civil parish of
Dunscore
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in
Dumfriesshire, within the District Council Region of
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. The principal residence on the grounds is a two-storey, four bedroomed
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). The estate also comprises two cottages, a farmstead, of moorland hill rising to above
sea level, and of inbye ground of which is
arable, ploughable land and is woodland.
It was the property for generations (circa 1500) of the family Welsh, and eventually that of their heiress,
Jane Baillie Welsh Carlyle (1801–1866) (descended on the paternal side from Elizabeth, the youngest daughter of
John Knox
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), which the Carlyles made their dwelling-house in 1828, where they remained for seven years (before moving to
Carlyle's House in
Cheyne Row, London), and where ''
Sartor Resartus'' was written. The property was bequeathed by Thomas Carlyle to the
Edinburgh University on his death in 1881. It is now home to the
Carter-Campbell family, and managed by the C.C.C. (Carlyle Craigenputtock Circle).
Picture gallery
Image:Craigenputtock.jpg, Front elevation of Craigenputtock House, 2006
Image:craigenputtock kitchen.jpg, Kitchen, 1890.
Image:Carlyle's Study.jpg, Room in which ''Sartor Resartus'' was written, 1890
Image:Craigenputtock Hill.jpg, Craigenputtock Hill, 1890
Image:Carlyle's Estate, Craigenputtock 8.png, Craigenputtock from sketch by G Howard
Image:Craigenputtock_(aerial_view_from_the_northeast,_1955).png, Aerial view of Craigenputtock from the north east, taken in 1955
File:Craigenputtock (aerial view from the southeast, 1990).png, Aerial view of Craigenputtock from the south east, taken in 1990
File:Rear view of Craigenputtock in 1891.png, Watercolor by Helen Allingham of the rear view of Craigenputtock in 1891
File:Craigenputtock in 1895 (rear view).png, Rear view of Craigenputtock, taken in 1895
File:Craigenputtock in 1895.png, Photograph of Craigenputtock in 1895
File:Entrance to Craigenputtock (2007).png, Photograph of Craigenputtock entrance in 2007
Image:James Paterson - Craigenputtock 1882.jpg, Craigenputtock moor painted by James Paterson in 1882 in watercolor on paper. Now hangs in the Smith Art Gallery, Stirling. Paterson records in his journal that he stayed at Craigenputtock.
Image:Craigenputtock kitchen - James Paterson.JPG, A sketch of the kitchen at Craigenputtock by James Paterson when he was staying there in 1882, now hangs in the National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh.
File:Pulpit Stone at Craigenputtock (2007).jpg, Photograph taken in 2008 of the pulpit stone at Craigenputtock. Used by the covenanters
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in the 1600s for secret prayer meetings.
Image:Life of Schiller.jpg, Craigenputtock drawn by George Moir in 1828 for the frontispiece of Leben Schillers
File:Craigenputtock (rear view, 2008).jpg, Rear view of Craigenputtock
File:Craigenputtock from the East (2006 painting by Christine Lovelock).jpg, Painting by artist Christine Lovelock (daughter of the Gaia Theorist James Lovelock
James Ephraim Lovelock (26 July 1919 – 26 July 2022) was an English independent scientist, environmentalist and futurist. He is best known for proposing the Gaia hypothesis, which postulates that the Earth functions as a self-regulating sys ...
) view of Craigenputtock from the east in 2006
File:Craigenputtock from the northeast (2006 painting by Christine Lovelock).jpg, Painting by artist Christine Lovelock (daughter of the Gaia Theorist James Lovelock
James Ephraim Lovelock (26 July 1919 – 26 July 2022) was an English independent scientist, environmentalist and futurist. He is best known for proposing the Gaia hypothesis, which postulates that the Earth functions as a self-regulating sys ...
) view of Craigenputtock from the south in 2006
Image:craigenputtock18982.jpg, Craigenputtock, a view from the drive, 1898.
James Paterson on Craigenputtock
The artist
James Paterson (one of the "Glasgow Boys") stayed at Craigenputtock in 1882. The following is his account and sketches of his stay:
See also
*
List of country houses in the United Kingdom
*
List of places in Dumfries and Galloway
References
External links
Thomas & Jane Carlyle's CraigenputtockHistoric Houses Association, Scotland
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Category B listed buildings in Dumfries and Galloway
Listed houses in Scotland
Country houses in Dumfries and Galloway