Pitcairlie House

Pitcairlie House is a mansion near the Scottish town of Newburgh 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 core of Pitcairlie House was built in the late 16th century. Presumably it had a Z-shaped floor plan and, like today's manor house, was oriented in a north-west-south-east direction. Around 1730 Pitcairlie House was redesigned and expanded. The pine paneling of the representative rooms was also carried out around this time and in the following decades. The manor house was redesigned around 1800 and again in 1833. Among other things, the distinctive curved arch on the south-east side comes from this construction phase.

description

The three-story Pitcairlie House is isolated in a well defendable, strategic position around 2.5 km south of Newburgh. The main portal on the northeast-facing main facade is designed in the style of a Venetian window with a curved crown . On the right is a one-story extension with a hipped roof . An identical extension was planned on the left, but was not carried out. A two-story extension stretches along the rear facade, which was also never completed. It is hidden behind a blind wall with wide elliptical arches . The four-story tower with a cantilevered pseudo battlement on the southern edge and the rounded extension with a beveled opening to the right of the tower are striking . The extension closes with a stone balustrade , which was probably added later.

Individual evidence

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

Web links

Entry on Pitcairlie House in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database

56.321277777778 -3.2328888888889Coordinates: 56 ° 19 ′ 16.6 ″ N , 3 ° 13 ′ 58.4 ″ W.

[list-1] Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .