Brunton House
Brunton House is a residential building in the Scottish town of Falkland 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
Brunton House was built in 1712. It was built by the Sunson of Brunton family , a family of falconers . In the 1880s, John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute, acquired the House of Falkland mansion outside the village. He had Brunton House converted into a village school. The work was carried out by the Scottish architect Robert Weir Schultz , who also led the redesign of the House of Falkland. Brunton House was restored again in 1971.
description
The three-story residential building is on Brunton Street in central Falkland. Its masonry consists of roughly hewn quarry stone , which was built into a raw layered masonry . The asymmetrically constructed north-east facing main facade along the street is three windows wide on the upper floors. An inserted plate shows the family crest and shows the year of construction of Brunton House. A stair tower emerges from the rear facade. This is designed with a simple stepped gable like both gables by Brunton House. The final roof is covered with tiles. Fragments of a slate roof can be found.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry on Brunton House in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 56 ° 15 ′ 8.6 " N , 3 ° 12 ′ 29.3" W.