Randerston Farm House

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Randerston Farm House is a tower house near the Scottish town of Kingsbarns in the Council Area Fife . In 1971, the building was included as an individual monument in the Scottish list of monuments in the highest monument category A.

history

It was the Scottish King James I who endowed Thomas de Myrtoun with the Randalstoun fief in 1429 . A “Castle of Randerston” is documented from 1528. In the late 16th century, today's Randerston Farm House was built on the same site. In the early 17th century, the Moncrieffs acquired the Tower House. In 1663 Michael Balfour of Pitmedden bought the property. A short time later, the Balfours had the Tower House revised. On one lintel the year 1678 is preserved in connection with the monograms "MB" and "MH". The one-story south wing was added around 1800.

description

Randerston Farm House is isolated around 1.6 km southeast of Kingsbarns and 400 m west of the North Sea coast. The building has an approximately L-shaped floor plan. In contrast to numerous similar structures, the two-story Laird House consists of two separate parts of the building that are linked by a common edge. The facades are plastered with Harl . A stair tower rises up in the inner corner, connecting the two parts of the building. Two tourelles protrude flat. The gables of the final slate-covered gable roofs are designed as simple stepped gables .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ a b Entry on Randerston Farm House  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)

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Coordinates: 56 ° 17 ′ 18.1 ″  N , 2 ° 38 ′ 1.7 ″  W.