Historic houses · Central Scotland
Chapel and Family Vaults, Donibristle House
In or near North Queensferry.
Chapel and Family Vaults, Donibristle House — category A listed building in Fife, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Dalgety Bay · 1.6 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Chapel and Family Vaults at Donibristle House, the nearest railway station is Dalgety Bay, located 1.6 km away. The postcode for navigation is KY11 9UD. Accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Chapel and Family Vaults, Donibristle 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: "category A listed building in Fife, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 56.0305°, -3.3523°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Donibristle (Scots: also Dunibirsle) was a house and estate in Fife, Scotland, on the coast of the Firth of Forth. Only the wings of the house remain, within the modern settlement of Dalgety Bay. They are now protected as a category A listed building. Donibristle was the scene of the killing of James Stewart, 2nd Earl of Moray, in 1592, which is remembered in the ballad "The Bonnie Earl O' Moray".
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Background
Description
Around 1540, James Stewart of Doune was made Commendator of Inchcolm Abbey, which is located on an island in the Firth of Forth. Donibristle was then a property of the abbey, and James used it as a residence. In 1580, his son James was raised to the peerage as Lord Doune. Lord Doune's son James Stewart married, in 1581, Elizabeth Stuart, 2nd Countess of Moray, and assumed, jure uxoris (in right of his wife), the title of the Earl of Moray. Moray quarrelled with George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly, and on 7 February 1592 Huntly attacked and burned Donibristle. Moray attempted to flee but was caught and killed.
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- Coordinates
- 56.0305, -3.3523
- District
- Fife
- Postcode
- KY11 9UD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
- Established
- 1700
- Nearest railway station
- Dalgety Bay — 1.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q944004 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Donibristle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Donibristle House.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 4Frequently asked questions
- Where is Chapel and Family Vaults, Donibristle House?
- Chapel and Family Vaults, Donibristle House is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode KY11 9UD).
- What is Chapel and Family Vaults, Donibristle House?
- Chapel and Family Vaults, Donibristle House — category A listed building in Fife, Scotland, UK.
- How do I get to Chapel and Family Vaults, Donibristle House?
- The nearest railway station is Dalgety Bay, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode KY11 9UD.
- When was Chapel and Family Vaults, Donibristle House built?
- Built or established in 1700.
- Is Chapel and Family Vaults, Donibristle House a listed building?
- Chapel and Family Vaults, Donibristle House is officially recognised as category A listed building listed.
- How do I get to Chapel and Family Vaults, Donibristle House?
- The nearest railway station is Dalgety Bay, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode KY11 9UD.