Where is Cambo Estate?

Cambo Estate is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.2942°, -2.6419°.

Historic houses · Scottish Highlands

Cambo Estate

Cambo Estate in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.

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Typical visit: 1 h–2 h

Cambo Estate 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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Cambo Estate lies close to the village of Kingsbarns in north-east Fife, Scotland. It is within the East Neuk, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south-east of St Andrews. At the heart of the estate lies the 19th-century Cambo House, the home of Sir Peter Erskine, Bt and Lady Catherine Erskine. The gardens of Cambo are open to the public, and include the walled garden and seasonal snowdrop gardens. Elsewhere on the estate is the Kingsbarns Golf Links golf course, which co-hosts the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship every year.

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Background

History

The estate of Cambo was granted to Robert de Newenham by a charter of King William the Lion. His descendants took the name "de Cambhou", and had settled in Fife by the early 14th century. Sir John de Cambhou fought at the Battle of Methven (1306), but was captured by the English and hanged at Newcastle. purchased the property from the creditors of Patrick Merton. The estate passed through the Erskine family to the 5th Earl of Kellie, who forfeited his lands after supporting the Jacobite rising of 1745. The old house comprised a tower house with numerous additions, including a first-floor conservatory. after a staff party when the Erskine family was away.

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