Basic Information

• Location – Longtown, Fairfield County

• Origin of name – One is able to view several counties from the hillside location and was given the name which in Scottish dialect means "beautiful view"
  

• Other names – Robertson Place

• Current status – Private residence

Timeline

• Earliest known date of existence – In 1793 Darling Jones, a banker from Camden, received a large land grant.
  

• 1822 – House built

• After the Civil War, the house was sold at public auction and used as a stage station.
  

• 1943 – The dilapidated mansion was purchased by M.A. Kirkland who fully restored the house. The original kitchen was converted for the commercial manufacturing of pickle and artichoke relishes.
  

Land

• Number of acres – ?

• Primary crop – ?

Owners

• Alphabetical list – Jones (1793-?), Kirkland (1943-?), Robertson, Sayers (early 1970s)

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

Buildings

• House – One-half story clapboard house with brick foundation and two chimneys.
  

• There is a brick kitchen building to the left of the house.
  

Web Resources

• National Register of Historic Places
  – Nomination form - PDF - submitted in 1971
  – Photographs, architectural overview
  

Print Resources

• Initial references: 4