Moxon Architects has restored the Royal Picnic Cottage on the Mar Lodge Estate, a property once frequented by Queen Victoria during her Balmoral holidays.

Situated within Britain’s largest National Nature Reserve, the project aims to safeguard this Category C listed structure for future generations. Originally built around 1850, the granite cottage has been removed from Scotland’s Buildings at Risk Register following conservation efforts.

The restoration used locally sourced materials and revived the cottage’s original architectural elements, including timber twig detailing and larch roof shingles, a rarity in Scotland.

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