1818 – City Observatory, Calton Hill, Edinburgh
Architect: William Playfair
The third design for this Observatory, the original building (centre of photograph) is a small cruciform classical temple with a central telescope and dome.
William Playfair
1829 – Drumbanagher House, Poyntzpass, Co. Armagh
Architect: William Playfair
Drumbanagher House was a very large, Italianate mansion by William Playfair built for Lieutenant-Colonel Maxwell Close,
1829 – National Monument, Calton Hill, Edinburgh
Architect: Charles Robert Cockerell
The National Monument was built as an act of deliberate folly and contrary to popular lore was not the result of lack of funds.
