Durie House
Durie House is a mansion near the Scottish town of Leven 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.
history
In 1260 Robert, son of Robert, 4th Earl of Strathearn , received the Durie estate . In the first half of the 16th century she was married to Alexander Kemp . In 1614, Alexander Gibson finally acquired the property, who later became the first Lord Durie . In 1641 a fire devastated Durie House, in which the church records stored there were also lost. The mansion was rebuilt, but burned down again in 1762. Today's Durie House was built that same year. In the later 18th century, Peter Christie bought the property. Since then it has been inherited within the family. Christie had high-quality coal mined there. Allegedly, the name Durie Coal was still used as a name for high-quality coal even in the Netherlands. In the course of the 19th century, the south wing was extended. In the rear service wing, living rooms were set up in the late 20th century.
description
Durie House is isolated a few hundred meters north of Leven. The three-story mansion is designed in a classical style. Its south-facing main facade is seven axes wide. The main portal at the foot of the three-axis-wide central projectile is designed in the style of a Venetian window with a round-arched window . The windows above are crowned . The risalit closes with a triangular pediment with a coat of arms decoration in the tympanum . Six or twelve-part lattice windows are installed along the facade . Just like the facades, the edges of the risalites are decorated with rusticated corner stones. The final platform roof is covered with slate. The wings going out to the rear are flatter.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry on Durie House in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 56 ° 12 ′ 42.7 " N , 3 ° 0 ′ 43" W.