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Year erected:1792
What is the history of the property?The hotel was named after Scots Poet - Allan Ramsay (1684-1758). Allan Ramsay was a poet, bookseller and collector of Scots poetry and songs. His most important musical work is called "The Gentle Shepherd" which he set in the environs of the hotel. This is a ballad opera featuring several dozen Scottish folk tunes and songs. His main residence was in Edinburgh and was known as The Goose Pie as it had an octagonal library (this building is now part of Ramsay Gardens, located just below Edinburgh Castle); there is a statue of Allan Ramsay in Princes Street Gardens, and Ramsay's face plaque can also be found on the Walter Scott monument in Edinburgh. His son, also called Allan, was a distinguished artist and became portrait painter to King George VI.
What was the era and/or the architectural style in which the property was built?18th century - the hotel is substantial two storey stone building.
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