Craigenputtock (usually spelled by the Carlyles as Craigenputtoch) is an estate in

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where

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lived from 1828 to 1834. He wrote several of his early works there, including ''

Sartor Resartus ''Sartor Resartus: The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdröckh in Three Books'' is an 1831 novel by the Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher Thomas Carlyle, first published as a serial in ''Fraser's Magazine'' in November 1833 – Augus ...

''. The estate's name incorporates the Scots words '' craig'', meaning hill, referring in this case to a

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hill, and ''puttock'', or small hawk. Craigenputtock occupies of farmland in the

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of Dunscore in

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, within the District Council Region of Dumfries and Galloway. The principal residence on the grounds is a two-storey, four bedroomed

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Country House ( category B listed). The estate also comprises two cottages, a farmstead, of moorland hill rising to above

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, 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), which the Carlyles made their dwelling-house in 1828, where they remained for seven years (before moving to

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, London), and where ''

'' was written. The property was bequeathed by Thomas Carlyle to the

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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 Helen Allingham (née Paterson; 26 September 1848 – 28 September 1926) was a British watercolourist and illustrator of the Victorian era. Biography Helen Mary Elizabeth Paterson was born on 26 September 1848, at Swadlincote in Derbyshire, ...

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 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) 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) 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:

References

External links

Thomas & Jane Carlyle's CraigenputtockHistoric Houses Association, Scotland
{{Thomas Carlyle Thomas Carlyle Category B listed buildings in Dumfries and Galloway Listed houses in Scotland Country houses in Dumfries and Galloway

Picture gallery

James Paterson on Craigenputtock

See also

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