Cunnoquhie House

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Cunnoquhie House; View from the west of the stables and west wing

Cunnoquhie House is a mansion near the Scottish town of Letham in the Council Area Fife . In 1984 the building was included as an individual monument in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A. The associated stables are classified separately as a Category A monument.

history

George Paterson of Cunnoquhie had the manor built in the second half of the 18th century. In an agricultural survey from 1800 it is described that Cunnoquhie House is one of those houses that were built over the past 24 years or were significantly expanded during this period. In 1892 the Edinburgh company John Watherston & Sons was commissioned to redesign the manor house.

description

Cunnoquhie House is largely isolated around 800 m northeast of Letham. The two-story mansion is designed in a classical style. The east-facing main facade is three axes wide. An Ionic portico emerges in the middle . The main portal closes with a segmental arched window . A triplet window is let in above it . Cornices divide the facade horizontally. The south facade is four axes wide. On the west side there is a flatter, also two-story wing. It comes from the second construction phase, although older fragments may have been used. While a Tuscan colonnade runs on the ground floor, the upper floor is designed as an arcade . The final platform roof is covered with slate. The dormers were added later.

stables

The classicist stables adjoining the manor house on the west side date from the early 19th century. Its three building sections are arranged in a U-shape and enclose an elongated inner courtyard. While the masonry on the east side facing the manor house consists of stone blocks, on the other parts of the building it is made of quarry stone with natural stone surrounds. A tower with embedded clocks rises above the central gateway on the east side. It is designed with Doric columns and a final dome with a weather vane . All building openings are segment-arched.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .

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Coordinates: 56 ° 19 ′ 27.9 ″  N , 3 ° 6 ′ 44 ″  W.