Historic houses · Central Scotland
Balcarres House
In or near Elie and Earlsferry.
Balcarres House — country mansion in Colinsburgh, Fife, in Scotland.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Balcarres House is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: category A listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "country mansion in Colinsburgh, Fife, in Scotland". Coordinates: 56.2293°, -2.8499°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Balcarres House lies 1 km north of the village of Colinsburgh, in the East Neuk of Fife, in eastern Scotland. It is centred on a mansion built in 1595 by John Lindsay (1552–1598), second son of David, 9th Earl of Crawford. The house became the family seat of the Earl of Crawford. The present house is the result of substantial extensions in the early nineteenth century, using part of a fortune made in India, but preserves much of the original mansion. Balcarres House is protected as a category A listed building, and the grounds are included on the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland, the national listing of significant gardens.
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Background
History
The name Balcarres comes from the Gaelic baile carrach, meaning rough or stony settlement. The house was founded in 1511 by Sir John Stirling of Keir, having acquired the lands from the Scottish Crown upon strict condition of building certain structures and cultivating the land. The L-plan house which he constructed still survives in the centre of the much-extended house. In 1587, the house was acquired from Sir John Stirling by John Lindsay, Lord Menmuir (1552–1598), second son of the 9th Earl of Crawford. He also acquired other lands in Fife, which were created into a barony in 1592. dying in exile in Breda in 1659, while Balcarres was sequestered by the Parliamentarians. The Crawfords…
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- Coordinates
- 56.2293, -2.8499
- District
- Fife
- Postcode
- KY9 1HN
- Parliamentary constituency
- North East Fife
- Established
- 1595
Sources
- wikidata: Q4850223 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Balcarres House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Balcarres House - geograph.org.uk - 1465289.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 4Frequently asked questions
- Where is Balcarres House?
- Balcarres House is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode KY9 1HN).
- What is Balcarres House?
- Balcarres House — country mansion in Colinsburgh, Fife, in Scotland.
- How do I get to Balcarres House?
- Drivers can use postcode KY9 1HN.
- When was Balcarres House built?
- Built or established in 1595.
- Who owns Balcarres House?
- Balcarres House is owned by Anthony, Earl of Crawford and Balcarres.
- Is Balcarres House a listed building?
- Balcarres House is officially recognised as category A listed building listed.
- How do I get to Balcarres House?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KY9 1HN. It sits within the North East Fife parliamentary constituency.