Abbot House
Abbot House is a residential building in the Scottish town of Dunfermline in the Council Area Fife . In 1971, the building was included as an individual monument in the Scottish list of monuments in the highest monument category A.
history
Abbot House's origins date back to the 15th century. It may have originated from a phase of construction during the 1460s when Dunfermline Abbey , of which it was part, was expanded. It is not certain whether, as the name suggests, it was once the abbot's house . The concrete name can be proven for the first time in the 19th century. It is believed that the building was largely rebuilt in the second half of the 16th century, although fragments of the original structure were integrated. Abbot House was owned by the Earls of Dunfermline during the 17th century . During this time it was expanded several times. Between 1672 and her death in 1699, Anne Halkett rented and lived parts of Abbot House. Based on archaeological findings it is known that workshops were set up on the ground floor between the 15th and 19th centuries.
Abbot House changed hands during the 19th century. In 1909 the Carnegie Dunfermline Trust acquired the eastern section and operated a craft school there. During the Second World War , Abbot House served first as the officers' mess for the Royal Navy and then as the headquarters of a training corps . After restoration in the early 1960s, the building housed rentable space and the Dunfermline Abbey visitor center. In 1989 it was redesigned into a meeting place with historical reference. The facility had to close in 2015 for financial reasons.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ^ Dunfermline Press: End of an era as Abbot House closes , August 21, 2015.
Web links
- Entry on Abbot House in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 56 ° 4 ′ 13.9 " N , 3 ° 27 ′ 45.8" W.