Gardens · Scottish Highlands
St Peter's Seminary
St Peter's Seminary — a garden in scotland-highlands, United Kingdom.
Jonathan Thacker — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Dog-friendly
About
St Peter's Seminary is a garden of interest in scotland-highlands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
St Peter's Seminary is a former Roman Catholic seminary near Cardross, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Designed by the firm of Gillespie, Kidd & Coia, it has been described by the international architecture conservation organisation Docomomo International as a modern "building of world significance". It is one of only 42 post-war buildings in Scotland to be listed at Category A, the highest level of protection for a building of "special architectural or historic interest". It has been abandoned since 1987, and is currently in a ruined state. In July 2020, the site was given to the Kilmahew Education Trust Ltd who plan to reinstate the educational elements of the Seminary Complex after conservation and restoration.
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Background
Architecture
Determinedly modernist, brutalist and owing a huge debt to Le Corbusier, the seminary is widely considered to be one of the most important examples of modernist architecture in Scotland. Architecture critic Jonathan Glancey wrote: <blockquote> The architecture of Le Corbusier translated well into Scotland in the 1960s. Although the climate of the south of France and west of Scotland could hardly be more different, Corbu's roughcast concrete style, could, in the right hands, be seen as a natural successor or complement to traditional Scottish tower houses with their rugged forms and tough materials. </blockquote>
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.9703, -4.6405
- District
- Argyll and Bute
- Postcode
- G82 5EY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
- Established
- 1966
Sources
- wikidata: Q1454854 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Peter's Seminary, Cardross (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Peter's Seminary?
- St Peter's Seminary is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode G82 5EY).
- When was St Peter's Seminary built?
- Built or established in 1966.
- Who owns St Peter's Seminary?
- St Peter's Seminary is owned by | designation1 = Category A.
- How do I get to St Peter's Seminary?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode G82 5EY. It sits within the Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber parliamentary constituency.