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Castle Wemyss

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Castle Wemyss was a large mansion at Wemyss Bay, Scotland, standing on the southern shore of the Firth of Clyde at Wemyss Point, where the firth turns to the south. 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 Type
Mansion 2
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Inverclyde, United Kingdom 3
Completed Year
1850 2
Classification
Standing Status
Demolished 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
Mansion 2
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1. Wikidata: Castle Wemyss
Wikidata Q5050340, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926 resolve_missing)View the Source
2. Castle Wemyss (Wikipedia)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Wemyss, lead definition
    Castle Wemyss was a large mansion in Wemyss Bay, Scotland.
  • Article history section
    It was built around 1850 for Charles Wilsone Brown
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (mansion)
    Castle Wemyss was a large mansion in Wemyss Bay, Scotland. It stood on the southern shore of the Firth of Clyde at Wemyss Point, where the firth turns southwards.
  • In Style: Scottish Baronial Architecture, Wikipedia article
    Burns commissioned the architect Robert William Billings to remodel the house in the Scottish baronial style, expanding the original structure by adding a new floor, new wings and a clock tower to the south-east corner.
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3. Castle Wemyss (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Inverclyde, United Kingdom
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Inverclyde, United Kingdom
Wikidata item Q5050340, property P131/P17 (location): Inverclyde, United Kingdom
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