SOME of Scotland’s most famous buildings are to be restored as part of a country-wide drive to preserve historic landmarks.
As many as 19 properties across Scotland will undergo specialist restoration work in a major programme rolled out by The Landmark Trust.
They include the Pineapple building in Dunmore near Falkirk and the Macintosh Building in Perthshire, as well as Auchinleck House in East Ayrshire.
Perthshire property specialists Bell Ingram will lead the restoration work, which coincides with the airing of Channel 4 series Restoring Britain’s Landmarks.
The programme includes behind-the-scenes access to The Landmark Trust and documents two of its renovation projects, as well as the history of the buildings involved.
Susan Burness, the director of Bell Ingram Design, said of the project: “This contract is a win for all of us at Bell Ingram and we are delighted to be involved with the maintenance and restoration of some of Scotland’s most famous landmarks.”
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