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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]], between The [[Bruce Inn]] and [[Ladieburn Cottage]]. | ||
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! colspan=3 | HES listing details<ref>[http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB31274 HES].</ref> | |||
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| '''Reference:''' LB31274 | |||
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Moncrief House | Moncrief House | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
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|'''Statement of special interest''' | | colspan=3 | '''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. | 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. | ||
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Revision as of 16:45, 28 March 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 |
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Moncrief House (or Moncreif House or Moncrieff House), is a house in Falkland High Street, between The Bruce Inn and Ladieburn Cottage.
| HES listing details[1] | ||
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| Reference: LB31274 | Date: | Category: A |
| 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.
Further images
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The panel -
Moncrief House (and the Bruce Inn) showing small front garden -
The lintel -
View from Falkland Palace battlements
