Donibristle House
The Donibristle House is a mansion in the Scottish village of Dalgety Bay in the Fife Council Area . In 1972 the building was included as an individual monument in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A. Furthermore, the associated Donibristle Chapel and the East Lodge are classified separately as Category A buildings.
history
As a result of his services in the Scottish Wars of Independence , including the defense of Edinburgh Castle , Roberth the Bruce raised Thomas Randolph in 1314 to the first Earl of Moray . In connection with this, Randolph received the Donibristle lands. A previous building by Donibristle House was built on the site, but it burned down in 1592. Today's manor house was built around 1720. Another fire devastated the building around 1912, so it had to be demolished. Today only a few wings of the original property remain. It burned there again in 1984.
East Lodge
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Based on the location of the East Lodge in the center of the neighboring village of Aberdour around three kilometers northeast of the manor house, the extent of the land becomes obvious. The lodge was built in 1870 to a design by the architects Maitland & Wardrop . The entrance door of the two-story house, accessible via a short front staircase, closes with a basket arch . The windows are partially coupled along the facade . The steep roofs at the end are covered with gray slate.
Donibristle Chapel
The Donibristle Chapel is around 200 m west of Donibristle House. It was built in 1731 to a design by the Scottish architect Alexander McGill , who would later become Edinburgh's city architect . The year of construction and the architect are immortalized on a spiral staircase inside. The elongated building is designed with ornamented gable triangles and rusticated borders and corner stones . The private chapel used as the burial place of the Earls of Moray is only preserved today as a roofless ruin.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Information from the BBC ( Memento of the original from March 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Entry on Donibristle House in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 56 ° 1 '53.9 " N , 3 ° 20' 57.8" W.