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WEBSet in the Pentland Hills, near Edinburgh, Little Sparta is Ian Hamilton Finlay’s greatest work of art. Finlay moved to the farm of Stonypath in 1966 and, in partnership with his wife Sue Finlay, began to create what would become an internationally acclaimed garden across seven acres of a wild and exposed moorland site.
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WEBLittle Sparta is a garden at Dunsyre in the Pentland Hills in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, created by artist and poet Ian Hamilton Finlay and his wife Sue Finlay, since 1966. The 5-acre (2-hectare) Arcadian garden includes concrete poetry in sculptural form, polemic, and philosophical aphorisms, together with sculptures and two temples.
Little Sparta, Dunsyre – Arts & Crafts - VisitScotland
WEBLittle Sparta is the garden near Dunsyre in Lanarkshire, created by the poet and artist Ian Hamilton Finlay, and recently nominated by critics in Scotland as the most important contemporary art object in Scotland. Open to the public from June to September, it contains some 300 works of arts, mainly carved in stone, recalling the classical era ...
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WEBVisiting Little Sparta. Little Sparta welcomes visitors in June, July, August and September each year, respecting Finlay’s intention that the garden should be experienced when the trees and plants, all integral to the artwork, are in …
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WEBLittle Sparta. Set in the Pentland Hills, near Edinburgh, Little Sparta is Ian Hamilton Finlay's greatest work of art. Finlay moved to the farm of Stonypath in 1966 and, in partnership with his wife Sue Finlay, began to create what would become an internationally acclaimed garden across seven acres of a wild and exposed moorland site.
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WEBWelcome to Little Sparta. S et in the Pentland Hills, near Edinburgh, Little Sparta is Ian Hamilton Finlay’s greatest work of art. Finlay moved to Stonypath in the autumn of 1966 with his wife Sue and their six month old Alec, a baby daughter Allie would arrive the …
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WEBLittle Sparta. Description: Little Sparta is Ian Hamilton Finlay’s greatest work of art. Ian and Sue Finlay moved to the farm of Stonypath in 1966 and began to create what would become an internationally acclaimed garden across seven acres of a …
Little Sparta: The story behind Ian Hamilton Finlay's masterpiece
WEBMar 28, 2022 · In top place came Ian Hamilton Finlay’s Little Sparta, a sculpture garden he steadily created between 1966 and his death, at the age of 80 on March 27, 2006. Though the five acres of Stonypath (the original name) are laid out within the boundaries of Lanarkshire, it lies only about eight miles from Edinburgh.
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WEBLittle Sparta: the garden of Ian Hamilton Finlay, Dunsyre. 1,729 likes · 81 talking about this · 845 were here. Owned and maintained by The Little Sparta Trust, a charity registered in Scotland, SC023222
Little Sparta: Ian Hamilton Finlay’s Eternal Home in Exile
WEBThe garden of Ian Hamilton Finlay tells the story of a resolute and witty character who forged an unexpected kingdom in the wild moors of Scotland.