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Craig Ailey

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Craig Ailey, formerly known as Italian Villa, is a Lombardic Romanesque Revival and Italianate villa on South Ailey Road in Cove, Argyll, Scotland, perched on a cliff overlooking the Firth of Clyde and Loch Long. It was designed in 1850 by the architect Alexander Thomson, later known as Greek Thomson, and built around 1852 for the builder and developer John McElroy, who had feued land in the Cove and Kilcreggan area from the eighth Duke of Argyll. The villa is an example of the residential development that took place in the district during that period and has been a Category A listed building since May 14, 1971. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Villa 2
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom 3
Completed Year
1852 1
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Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Villa 2
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1. Craig Ailey (Wikipedia)
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    It was designed in 1850 by Alexander Thomson (later known as "Greek Thomson"), and built around 1852 by his client the builder and developer John McElroy, who had feued land in the Cove and Kilcreggan area from the 8th Duke of Argyll.
  • In Style: Romanesque Revival Architecture, Infobox: architectural_style
    Lombardic Italianate
  • In Style: Italianate Architecture, Infobox: architectural_style
    Lombardic Italianate
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2. Craig Ailey (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Villa)
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Wikidata item Q1138497, instance of (P31): villa
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3. Craig Ailey (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement (EntityId 390831): Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement (EntityId 390831): Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
Wikidata item Q1138497, property P131/P17 (location): Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
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Wikidata: Craig Ailey
Wikidata Q1138497, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926 resolve_missing)View the Source
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