Elie House
Elie House is a mansion near the Scottish village of Elie and Earlsferry in the Council Area Fife . In 1980 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists as an individual monument in the highest monument category A.
history
At the beginning of the 17th century, William Scott or his son had a mansion built on the site. Today's Elie House dates from 1697 and was built near the previous building, which was initially used in parallel. Around 1740, William Adam created a design to expand Elie and presented it in his Vitruvius Scoticus . However, like James Clerk's design around 1770, it was not carried out. In 1853, William Baird acquired Elie House. He had it redesigned and demolished the old house nearby.
description
Elie House is isolated around 500 m north of Elie. Originally the south-facing main facade of the three-story mansion was five axes wide. After the extensive extensions, the main facade faces east. The facades of the complex building are irregular and stylistically reveal the different construction phases. A flat extension with the main portal and a final stone balustrade protrudes from the east facade . Different shaped cornices suspect the portholes along the west and north facades. A Venetian window is ornamented ionically . A tower rises up from the east facade and closes in an octagonal shape with a curved hood with a weather vane . The final platform roof is covered with slate.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Entry on Elie House in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
Web links
- Entry on Elie House in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 56 ° 11 ′ 48.2 " N , 2 ° 48 ′ 53.1" W.