Bishop Leighton's House

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Bishop Leighton's House; No. 5 is the protruding house, No. 7 is the neighboring one.

Bishop Leighton's House is a residential building in the Scottish town of Culross in the Council Area Fife . It consists of two neighboring houses that were separately listed as individual monuments in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A in 1972 .

history

While Historic Scotland dates Bishop Leighton's House in its older monument list entry to the early 17th century, a more recent investigation discovered the year 1565, which can plausibly be assumed as the year of construction. Presumably it was revised in the later 17th century. Its name is derived from Robert Leighton , who was Bishop of Dunblane between 1661 and 1669 , and is said to have lived in the house from time to time. In 1971 Bishop Leighton's House was restored.

description

Bishop Leighton's House is in a little alley called Mid Causeway in the center of Culross. The Harl- plastered facades with separate natural stone surrounds of the neighboring houses are almost symmetrical. The corner house No. 5 protrudes into the street. Originally the building had two entrance doors with a profile, one of which has meanwhile been closed with masonry. Irregular wooden lattice windows are embedded along the facade . The design of house no. 7 does not differ significantly. The gable roofs, which are covered with roof tiles, have simple stepped gables .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ a b c d e Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  3. ↑ Entry on Bishop Leighton's House  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)

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Coordinates: 56 ° 3 ′ 19.1 ″  N , 3 ° 37 ′ 43.3 ″  W.