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'''Moncrief House''' (or '''Moncreif House''' or '''Moncrieff House'''), is a house | '''Moncrief House''' (or '''Moncreif House''' or '''Moncrieff House'''), is a house on the ssouth side of [[Falkland High Street]], between The [[Bruce Inn]] and [[Ladieburn Cottage]]. | ||
==Listings== | |||
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! colspan=3 | HES listing details<ref>[http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB31274 HES record for LB31274].</ref> | ! colspan=3 | HES listing details<ref>[http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB31274 HES record for LB31274].</ref> | ||
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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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! 1963 listing details<ref>[[List of buildings, 1963]].</ref> | |||
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| '''Number:''' 8 | |||
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| '''Address/Site Name''' | |||
Moncreife House, High Street | |||
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| '''Description''' | |||
3-storey: squared rubble and thatch: crowstepped: door lintel NM.A0.1610 and inscribed panel: (Inventory 239) | |||
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==Former residents== | ==Former residents== | ||
Nicol Moncrief was King's Averiman.<ref>(this word seems not to be found in standard Scottish dictionaries).</ref> | Nicol Moncrief was King's Averiman.<ref>(this word seems not to be found in standard Scottish dictionaries).</ref> | ||
Revision as of 07:14, 21 January 2024
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| Name | Moncrief House |
| Address | High Street, Falkland |
| Postcode | KY15 7BZ |
| Date | 1610 |
| See map | Map T (2) |
| OS grid ref | NO 25340 07414 |
| Latitude & longitude | 56°15′12″N 3°12′24″W |
Moncrief House (or Moncreif House or Moncrieff House), is a house on the ssouth side of Falkland High Street, between The Bruce Inn and Ladieburn Cottage.
Listings
| HES listing details[1] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Reference: LB31274 | Date: 01/12/1971 | 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. | ||
| 1963 listing details[2] |
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| Number: 8 |
| Address/Site Name
Moncreife House, High Street |
| Description
3-storey: squared rubble and thatch: crowstepped: door lintel NM.A0.1610 and inscribed panel: (Inventory 239) |
Former residents
Nicol Moncrief was King's Averiman.[3]
Further references
"Moncrief House, dated 1610 on the door lintel, built for James VI's servant Nicol Moncrief. ..."[4]
"Moncreif House, High Street, 1610, is the only remaining thatched house in Falkland. ..."[5]
Notes
- ↑ HES record for LB31274.
- ↑ List of buildings, 1963.
- ↑ (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
