Historic houses · Central Scotland
Balcaskie House
In or near St Monans.
Balcaskie House in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Richard Sutcliffe — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Balcaskie House is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Balcaskie is a 17th-century country house in Fife, Scotland. It lies around 2 km north of St Monans, and is notable chiefly as the home and early work of architect Sir William Bruce. Robert Lorimer, an admirer of Bruce, called the house "the ideal of what a Scottish gentleman's home ought to be". Balcaskie remains the seat of the Chief of the Name and Arms of Anstruther, Tobias Alexander Anstruther of that Ilk.
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Background
History
The original Balcaskie House was built shortly before 1629, as the home of the Moncrieffs of Balcaskie, and was a traditional L-plan fortified house of three storeys and attic. In 1665 the estate was bought by William Bruce, who began enlarging the house for his own use, between 1668 and 1674. In 1668 he acquired a baronetcy in Nova Scotia and became Sir William Bruce. Bruce planned the new house himself and employed John Hamilton as mason, and Andrew Waddell as wright (carpenter). The house was expanded from the L-plan to an almost symmetrical U-plan, with the original building at the west end. The north front was given matching crow-step gables, with a balustraded two-storey central…
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- Coordinates
- 56.2224, -2.7681
- District
- Fife
- Postcode
- KY10 2RD
- Parliamentary constituency
- North East Fife
- Official site
- www.balcaskie.com
Sources
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📷 4Frequently asked questions
- Where is Balcaskie House?
- Balcaskie House is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode KY10 2RD).
- What is Balcaskie House?
- Balcaskie House in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Balcaskie House?
- Drivers can use postcode KY10 2RD.
- How do I get to Balcaskie House?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KY10 2RD. It sits within the North East Fife parliamentary constituency.