House of Falkland
House of Falkland is a mansion near the Scottish town of Falkland 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
The history of the property is closely linked to the nearby Falkland Palace . The land is a spin-off from the palace property with the purchase of additional land. In its current form, the castle bailiff John Bruce put it together in 1821. Bruce began developing the land around the now demolished Nuthill House . Bruce's heirloom married Onesiphorus Tyndall Bruce . The couple hired William Burn to design the House of Falkland, which was built between 1839 and 1844. The surrounding gardens were also laid out during this construction phase.
John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute , acquired the property in 1887. The Marquess hired architects Robert Weir Schultz and William Frame to design the interior in an Arts and Crafts style . The gardens were also revised. During the First World War , the House of Falkland housed a military hospital. In the Second World War, Polish soldiers were housed there. Today it is home to the House of Falkland School .
description
The House of Falkland is isolated around 800 m west of Falkland. The complex, two-story mansion is designed in the Jacobean style . The staff wing, which is now used as a school building, adjoins the northwest side. Various beveled cantilevers emerge along the mostly asymmetrical façades . The windows are partly coupled and worked with stone window posts. The Ionic entrance portal is located on a one-story, protruding component on the north side. A stair tower emerges polygonally in an interior corner. Turrets of various sizes tower up in several places. They close with curved hoods.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry on House of Falkland in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 56 ° 15 ′ 11.2 " N , 3 ° 13 ′ 27.8" W.