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'''Moncrief House''' (or '''Moncreif House''' or '''Moncrieff House''', is a house in Falkland High Street. | '''Moncrief House''' (or '''Moncreif House''' or '''Moncrieff House''', is a house in Falkland High Street. | ||
==Listing description== | ==Listing description== | ||
Revision as of 17:42, 8 January 2021
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| Name | Moncrief House |
| Address | High Street, Falkland |
| Postcode | KY15 7BZ |
| Date | 1610 |
| OS grid ref | NO 25340 7414 |
| Latitude & longitude | 56°15′12″N 3°12′24″W |
| Listing | Category A |
| Listing ref | LB31274 |
| Listing name | Moncrief House |
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.
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.