Moncrief House: Difference between revisions
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==Former residents== | ==Former residents== | ||
Nicol Moncrief was King's Averiman. | Nicol Moncrief was King's Averiman (this word seems not to be found in standard Scottish dictionaries). | ||
==Further references== | ==Further references== |
Revision as of 13:12, 9 January 2021
Moncrief House (or Moncreif House or Moncrieff House, is a house in Falkland High Street.
Listing description
Dated NM AO 1610 at lintel. 2-storey and dormerless attic 4-window ashlar, thatched; moulded openings, inscribed panel, small blind attic window under eaves.
Statement of Special Interest: Inscription: AL PRAISE TO GOD AND/THANKIS TO THE MOST/EXCELLENT MONARCHE/GREAT BRITAINE OF WH/OSE PRINCELIE LIBERA/LITIE THIS IS MY POR/TIOVNE: DEO LAVS/ ESTO FIDYS/ADEST MERCES/NICOLL MONCRIEF.[1]
Former residents
Nicol Moncrief was King's Averiman (this word seems not to be found in standard Scottish dictionaries).
Further references
"Moncrief House, dated 160 onthe door lintel, built for James VI's servant Nicol Moncrief. ..."[2]
"Moncreif House, High Street, 1610, is the only remaining thatched house in Falkland. ..."[3]
Notes
- ↑ [http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB31274 HES.
- ↑ Gifford, Fife, page 219.
- ↑ Pride, Kingdom of Fife, page 87.