Aberdour House
Aberdour House , originally Cuttlehill House , is a former mansion and now residential building in the Scottish village of Aberdour in the Council Area Fife . In 2004, the building was included as an individual monument in the Scottish list of monuments in the highest monument category A. It is also part of a more comprehensive category B monument ensemble.
history
The mansion was built in the 17th century for the Earls of Moray . An inscription on a lintel on the east wing shows that it was built in 1672. However, it is believed that the main building is a few years older. Charles Stuart, 6th Earl of Moray , had Cuttlehill House extended and renovated in 1715. The Earls of Morton resided in the neighboring Aberdour Castle . After a fire they gave up Aberdour Castle in 1725 and bought Aberdour House. George Douglas, 13th Earl of Morton commissioned James Gibbs to revise it in 1731. In the early 1990s, the now ailing building was restored. In the course of this work, a kitchen wing was demolished and the rear gardens were tended. A sundial was moved from there to the gardens of Aberdour Castle. The interior was divided into several residential units.
description
Aberdour House stands just west of the ruins of Aberdour Castle in central Aberdour. The northwest-facing main facade of the two-story building with a loft is seven axes wide, while the rear facade is eight axes wide. The three axis wide central projection with crossed gable emerges. The central main portal is decorated with a frieze and a suspicious triangular gable . Twelve-part lattice windows are installed along the facade . Corner projections with half-hipped roofs protrude on the outer axes of the rear facade . Dormers emerge from the slate roofs .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry on Aberdour House in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 56 ° 3 '15.8 " N , 3 ° 17' 59.2" W.