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Path House (Pathhead Medical Centre), 3-9 Nether Street, Kirkcaldy

Path House (Pathhead Medical Centre), 3-9 Nether Street, Kirkcaldy in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.

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Typical visit
1 h–2 h

About

Path House (Pathhead Medical Centre), 3-9 Nether Street, Kirkcaldy 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

Path House, formerly known as Dunnikier House, is a manor house in the Scottish town of Kirkcaldy in the Fife Council Area. It was listed by Historic Environment Scotland in 1971 as a Category A listed building.

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Background

History

The mansion, located on Nether Street (A921) near Kirkcaldy Harbour, was built in 1692 by John Watson after his marriage to Euphan Orrock, as confirmed by the monograms "IW" and "EO" displayed at various locations on the house. After just a few years, it was transferred to the Oswald family who remodelled it in the early 18th century, when the rear wings may have been added. As the town of Kirkcaldy spread ever nearer to the mansion, the Oswalds decided in the 1790s to build and move to a new house, also called Dunnikier House, further away from the town. In 1891, the old house was renovated and converted into the rectory of the local parish church. In 1979 the house was acquired by the…

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Coordinates
56.1195, -3.1477

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Where is Path House (Pathhead Medical Centre), 3-9 Nether Street, Kirkcaldy?
Path House (Pathhead Medical Centre), 3-9 Nether Street, Kirkcaldy is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.1195°, -3.1477°.