Dirnanean Garden

The garden around the house combines traditional design with ongoing restoration, featuring lawns, shrubbery, and a historic walled garden. The tour begins at the Museum in the old laundry building, showcasing vintage garden tools. Nearby, the Potager includes a decorative greenhouse, and the front lawn is shaded by a grand Wellingtonia tree with a rare Edwardian revolving summerhouse. The walled garden has a herbaceous border and a 1970s-style rockery, with a mysterious 1667 stone marked with the initials EK. Beyond the wall are a vegetable garden and orchard. The Burn Walk follows a stream with waterfalls, and a red footbridge leads to a summerhouse overlooking the largest waterfall. A hydro-electric scheme, built in 2014, blends into the landscape. The garden is open daily from June to August for a small fee, with proceeds supporting its upkeep. Parts of it can also be seen from the nearby Cateran Trail.