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'''Brunton House''', [[Brunton Street]] was formerly the residence of the hereditary falconers to the Kings of Scotland.
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'''Brunton House''', [[Brunton Street]] is a private house, once the residence of the hereditary falconers to the Kings of Scotland.
  
 
It was restored in 1894–95 for the [[third Marquess of Bute]] by [[Robert Weir Schultz]] as a school for the Roman Catholic children of the village, and refurbished in 1910 for use for use by [[Lord Ninian]]'s chaplain,<ref name=playfair />. In 1953 Major [[Michael Crichton Stuart]] presented it to the [[National Trust for Scotland]]. It was restored in 1970 by the NTS under the [[Little Houses Improvement Scheme]].<ref name=LHIS>Diane Watters and Miles Glendenning, ''Little Houses; The National Trust for Scotland's Improvement Scheme for Small Historic Homes'' (RCAHMS and NTS, 2006, page 105).</ref>
 
It was restored in 1894–95 for the [[third Marquess of Bute]] by [[Robert Weir Schultz]] as a school for the Roman Catholic children of the village, and refurbished in 1910 for use for use by [[Lord Ninian]]'s chaplain,<ref name=playfair />. In 1953 Major [[Michael Crichton Stuart]] presented it to the [[National Trust for Scotland]]. It was restored in 1970 by the NTS under the [[Little Houses Improvement Scheme]].<ref name=LHIS>Diane Watters and Miles Glendenning, ''Little Houses; The National Trust for Scotland's Improvement Scheme for Small Historic Homes'' (RCAHMS and NTS, 2006, page 105).</ref>

Revision as of 17:26, 19 November 2020

Building details
Brunton House, Falkland, Fife.jpg
Name Brunton House
Address Brunton Street KY15 7BQ
Other names Marchioness Dowager of Bute’s private school [1]
Date 17th century
National Grid Reference NO 25239 7311
Latitude & longitude 56°15′09″N 3°12′29″W
Listing Category A[2]
Listing reference LB31328
Listing description Brunton House, Brunton Street (including garden walls)

Brunton House, Brunton Street is a private house, once the residence of the hereditary falconers to the Kings of Scotland.

It was restored in 1894–95 for the third Marquess of Bute by Robert Weir Schultz as a school for the Roman Catholic children of the village, and refurbished in 1910 for use for use by Lord Ninian's chaplain,[1]. In 1953 Major Michael Crichton Stuart presented it to the National Trust for Scotland. It was restored in 1970 by the NTS under the Little Houses Improvement Scheme.[3]

Description

Three storeys, with a stair tower at the rear.

Former residents

  • George Lumsden (1906)[1]
  • Mrs O'Connor (around 1906: teacher / manageress)[1]
  • Henley Woods (Roman Catholic Priest), aged 54, and his sister Cecilia Woods aged 32, both from Edinburgh and a servant (housekeeper), Lily Preston aged 28, from Ireland.[4]

Further references

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Playfair and Burgess
  2. Brunton House, Brunton Street (including garden walls), Historic Environment Scotland.
  3. Diane Watters and Miles Glendenning, Little Houses; The National Trust for Scotland's Improvement Scheme for Small Historic Homes (RCAHMS and NTS, 2006, page 105).
  4. 1911 census

Gallery

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