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Revision as of 13:17, 14 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 |
Moncrief House (or Moncreif House or Moncrieff House), is a house in Falkland High Street.
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| Address/Site Name
Moncrief House |
| 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. |
Former residents
Nicol Moncrief was King's Averiman.[2]
Further references
"Moncrief House, dated 1610 on the door lintel, built for James VI's servant Nicol Moncrief. ..."[3]
"Moncreif House, High Street, 1610, is the only remaining thatched house in Falkland. ..."[4]
Notes
- ↑ HES.
- ↑ (this word seems not to be found in standard Scottish dictionaries).
- ↑ Gifford, Fife, page 219.
- ↑ Pride, Kingdom of Fife, page 87.
Gallery
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The house (from Wikimedia Commons)
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The panel
