in the Linton Building, there is a lithophone, called "The Musical Stones", which visitors may play. The garden was used by Ruskin to experiment in various forms of cultivation and drainage and it contains a series of steep and winding paths. After his death, more ornamental shrubs and trees were planted. The area then became overgrown until it was rediscovered in the 1980s and it has been much restored since. The estate covers around and includes lakeshore, pasture, oak woods, and moorland. See also Grade II* listed buildings in South Lakeland Listed buildings in Coniston, Cumbria Ruskin Museum, Coniston References Citations Sources External links Official website The Cumbria Directory – Brantwood 1951 establishments in England Museums established in 1951 Country houses in Cumbria Historic house museums in Cumbria Biographical museums in Cumbria Art museums and galleries in Cumbria Gardens in Cumbria Grade II* listed houses in Cumbria Tourist attractions in Cumbria John Ruskin