Chesters estate
Encyclopedia
Chesters is a 1565 acres (6.3 km²) country estate near Ancrum
, located on the banks of the River Teviot
in the Scottish Borders
area of Scotland
. The estate includes a listed house, gardens and extensive grounds. National Grid Reference NT 60842 22512.
The house was built by Thomas Ogilvie who purchased the estate in 1787. By 1790 it had been re- designed by local Borders
architect William Eliot for Ovilvie.
In 2008 and 2011 the house appeared in episodes of the Channel 4
television series Country House Rescue
, starring Ruth Watson
.
Ancrum
Ancrum is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, north of Jedburgh and south of St Boswells....
, located on the banks of the River Teviot
River Teviot
The River Teviot, or Teviot Water, is a river of the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and a tributary of the River Tweed.It rises in the western foothills of Comb Hill on the border of Dumfries and Galloway...
in the Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders
The Scottish Borders is one of 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It is bordered by Dumfries and Galloway in the west, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian in the north west, City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian to the north; and the non-metropolitan counties of Northumberland...
area of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. The estate includes a listed house, gardens and extensive grounds. National Grid Reference NT 60842 22512.
The house was built by Thomas Ogilvie who purchased the estate in 1787. By 1790 it had been re- designed by local Borders
Scottish Borders
The Scottish Borders is one of 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It is bordered by Dumfries and Galloway in the west, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian in the north west, City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian to the north; and the non-metropolitan counties of Northumberland...
architect William Eliot for Ovilvie.
In 2008 and 2011 the house appeared in episodes of the Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
television series Country House Rescue
Country House Rescue
Country House Rescue is an observational documentary series which airs on British terrestrial television channel, Channel 4. The series has also aired on BBC Canada, ABC1 in Australia and Living in New Zealand....
, starring Ruth Watson
Ruth Watson
Ruth Watson , is an English hotelier, broadcaster and food writer.-Early life and career:Born in London, Ruth Watson was educated in London and at Westonbirt School in Gloucestershire...
.