David MacGibbon

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David MacGibbon

1831–1902

Best remembered for documenting Scotland’s historic buildings in remarkable detail, this 19th-century Scottish architect helped preserve a huge record of castles, churches, and old domestic architecture. His work with Thomas Ross remains an important source for readers interested in Scotland’s built past.

4 Audiobooks

The ecclesiastical architecture of Scotland from the earliest Christian times to the seventeenth century; vol. 1/3

The ecclesiastical architecture of Scotland from the earliest Christian times to the seventeenth century; vol. 1/3

by David MacGibbon, Thomas Ross

The Architecture of Provence and the Riviera

The Architecture of Provence and the Riviera

by David MacGibbon

The ecclesiastical architecture of Scotland from the earliest Christian times to the seventeenth century; vol. 3/3

The ecclesiastical architecture of Scotland from the earliest Christian times to the seventeenth century; vol. 3/3

by David MacGibbon, Thomas Ross

The ecclesiastical architecture of Scotland from the earliest Christian times to the seventeenth century; vol. 2/3

The ecclesiastical architecture of Scotland from the earliest Christian times to the seventeenth century; vol. 2/3

by David MacGibbon, Thomas Ross

About the author

Born on 2 April 1831, David MacGibbon was a Scottish architect and architectural historian whose name is closely linked with the study of Scotland’s older buildings. He worked in partnership with Thomas Ross, and together they became widely known for careful surveys of the country’s castles, churches, and houses.

Their practice, MacGibbon and Ross, was established in 1872. Beyond design work, the pair produced major illustrated studies of Scottish architecture, including The Castellated and Domestic Architecture of Scotland, a work that helped record buildings that were little studied at the time and has continued to be valued by later historians and readers.

MacGibbon died in 1902, but his reputation has lasted because of the depth and seriousness of that documentation. For anyone drawn to Scotland’s history, archaeology, or architecture, his writing offers a vivid window into the nation’s historic landscape.