Charleton House
Charleton House is a classicist villa near the Scottish town of Colinsburgh in the Council Area Fife . In 1972 the building was included as an individual monument in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A. The entire property is on the Scottish Landscaping Register . The highest rating “outstanding” was given in one of seven categories.
history
In 1713 John Thomson of Mildarie and Montry acquired the villa Newton House and the Charleton lands from John Hope . Charleton House was built by his son, also named John Thomson , around 1759 after his marriage to Margaret Paterson . The Scottish architect William Adam may be responsible for the design. The surrounding park was also set up with the construction, the main visual axis of which with the villa in the center is oriented towards the striking Bass Rock .
Thomson's grandson, John Anstruther-Thomson , who inherited the property in 1797, initiated various changes to the park and the villa in the decades that followed. Charleton House has been redesigned and the south wing has been added. The planning architect is not passed down. Two more wings were added between 1815 and 1817. A surviving design by William Burns from 1818 was initially not carried out, but was added in 1833 as the east wing under the heir, also John Anstruther Thomson . Further revisions of the park followed in the course of the century. At the beginning of the 20th century, the main facade was redesigned by Robert Lorimer , who lived next to it at the nearby Kellie Castle . In 1994 a golf course was laid out in the southern area of the park.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ a b c Garden and Designed Landscape - entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry on Charleton House in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 56 ° 13 '28.3 " N , 2 ° 52' 22.7" W.