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| '''Date'''|| Early 19th century
 
| '''Date'''|| Early 19th century
 
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| '''OS grid ref'''|| NO258069
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| '''See map''' || [[Map C]]
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| '''OS grid ref'''|| NO 25833 06905
 
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| '''Latitude & longitude'''|| 56°14'55"N 3°11'54"W
 
| '''Latitude & longitude'''|| 56°14'55"N 3°11'54"W
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| '''Listing'''|| Category B
 
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| '''Listing ref'''|| LB31362
 
 
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'''Chapelyard''' is a private house high up to the south of Falkland.
 
'''Chapelyard''' is a private house high up to the south of Falkland.
 
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{| class=wikitable
!HES listing details<ref>[http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/#### HES record for ####]</ref>
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! colspan=3 | HES listing details<ref>[http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB31362 HES record for LB31362]</ref>
 
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| '''Address/Site Name'''
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| '''Reference:''' LB31362
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| '''Date:''' 12/01/1971
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| '''Category:''' B
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| colspan=3 | '''Address/Site Name'''
 
Chapel Yard House, Chapel Yard
 
Chapel Yard House, Chapel Yard
 
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| '''Description'''
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| colspan=3 | '''Description'''
 
Early 19th century. Main block 2-storey 3-window with pilastered doorpiece, single storey piend-roofed wings with arched windows. 2-storey parallel back wing with peind roof. Stuccoed with margins, slated.
 
Early 19th century. Main block 2-storey 3-window with pilastered doorpiece, single storey piend-roofed wings with arched windows. 2-storey parallel back wing with peind roof. Stuccoed with margins, slated.
 
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|'''Statement of special interest'''
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| colspan=3 | '''Statement of special interest'''
 
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Elevated site.
 
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==Extensions==
 
==Extensions==
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==Further references==
 
==Further references==
 
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"This is a large dwelling house of three storeys with garden, occupied by Mr Russell; the proprietor [[Onesiphorus Tyndall Bruce|O. T. Bruce Esq]]. Nuthill. This name and that of [[Templelands]] and a well called [[Ladywell]], seem to point out the existence of a religious house. Regarding such a house, nothing traditionary exists in this neighbourhood."<ref>[https://scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital-volumes/ordnance-survey-name-books/fife-and-kinross-shire-os-name-books-1853-1855/fife-and-kinross-shire-volume-15/19 Ordnance Survey Name Books 1853-1855]</ref>
"On the approach fomr the SE, a pair of sentries on the hillside to the L, [[Glebelands]], the old Parish Manse, by Thomas Barclay, 1807. The early C19 Chapelyard House next door is much smarter, with a pilastered doorpiece and round-arched windows in the wings."<ref>[[Pride, Kingdom of Fife|Pride, ''Kingdom of Fife'']], page 218.</ref>
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"On the approach from the SE, a pair of sentries on the hillside to the L, [[Glebelands]], the old Parish Manse, by Thomas Barclay, 1807. The early C19 Chapelyard House next door is much smarter, with a pilastered doorpiece and round-arched windows in the wings."<ref>[[Pride, Kingdom of Fife|Pride, ''Kingdom of Fife'']], page 218.</ref>
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"My Lord,<br>
 
"My Lord,<br>
We had a meeting of the Works Committee yesterday evening at the Glebe, with reference to the water supply to the [[Manse]] and Chapelyard. The present old horseshoe pipes conducting the water from a spring in the Glebe to a tank at the bottom of it have become defective and choked up.<br>
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We had a meeting of the Works Committee yesterday evening at the Glebe, with reference to the water supply to the [[Ladywell|Manse]] and Chapelyard. The present old horseshoe pipes conducting the water from a spring in the Glebe to a tank at the bottom of it have become defective and choked up.<br>
Your obedient servant, George Gavin."<ref>Falkland Estate papers, 16 April 1910, quoted in [[Playfair and Burgess]], page 295.</ref>
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Your obedient servant, George Gavin."<ref>Letter from [[George Gavin]] to [[Lord Ninian]], 16 April 1910, quoted in [[Playfair and Burgess]], page 295.</ref>
 
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"To Let, with Entry at Martinmas or sooner, if desired. Chapelyard House, with large Garden and small Paddock adjoining. The House, which is beautifully situated overlooking the town of Falkland, consists of 3 Public Rooms, 3 Bedrooms, Dressing Room and Kitchen etc. The outhouses contain Stabling and other usual accommodation.<br>
 
"To Let, with Entry at Martinmas or sooner, if desired. Chapelyard House, with large Garden and small Paddock adjoining. The House, which is beautifully situated overlooking the town of Falkland, consists of 3 Public Rooms, 3 Bedrooms, Dressing Room and Kitchen etc. The outhouses contain Stabling and other usual accommodation.<br>
 
For particulars, apply to George Gavin, Estate Office, Falkland Palace, Falkland, Fife.<ref>''Fife News'', 28 June 1913, quoted in [[Playfair and Burgess]], page 411.</ref>
 
For particulars, apply to George Gavin, Estate Office, Falkland Palace, Falkland, Fife.<ref>''Fife News'', 28 June 1913, quoted in [[Playfair and Burgess]], page 411.</ref>
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==Further images==
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File:Chapelyard.JPG|Chapelyard
 
 
File:Chapelyard2.jpg|Another image
 
File:Chapelyard2.jpg|Another image
 
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Revision as of 08:33, 30 January 2022

Building summary
Chapelyard.JPG
Name Chapelyard
Address Falkland
Postcode KY15 7DE
Other names Chapel Yard House
Date Early 19th century
See map Map C
OS grid ref NO 25833 06905
Latitude & longitude 56°14'55"N 3°11'54"W

Chapelyard is a private house high up to the south of Falkland.

HES listing details[1]
Reference: LB31362 Date: 12/01/1971 Category: B
Address/Site Name

Chapel Yard House, Chapel Yard

Description

Early 19th century. Main block 2-storey 3-window with pilastered doorpiece, single storey piend-roofed wings with arched windows. 2-storey parallel back wing with peind roof. Stuccoed with margins, slated.

Statement of special interest

Elevated site.

Extensions

Extension 1920.[2]

Former residents

Major James Cusin JP, linen manufacturer, who died at Chapelyard, Falkland, yesterday, in his 79th year, was one of the best known business men in the Howe of Fife.[3]

Long list of previous residents provided.[2]

Further references

"This is a large dwelling house of three storeys with garden, occupied by Mr Russell; the proprietor O. T. Bruce Esq. Nuthill. This name and that of Templelands and a well called Ladywell, seem to point out the existence of a religious house. Regarding such a house, nothing traditionary exists in this neighbourhood."[4]


"On the approach from the SE, a pair of sentries on the hillside to the L, Glebelands, the old Parish Manse, by Thomas Barclay, 1807. The early C19 Chapelyard House next door is much smarter, with a pilastered doorpiece and round-arched windows in the wings."[5]


"My Lord,
We had a meeting of the Works Committee yesterday evening at the Glebe, with reference to the water supply to the Manse and Chapelyard. The present old horseshoe pipes conducting the water from a spring in the Glebe to a tank at the bottom of it have become defective and choked up.
Your obedient servant, George Gavin."[6]


"To Let, with Entry at Martinmas or sooner, if desired. Chapelyard House, with large Garden and small Paddock adjoining. The House, which is beautifully situated overlooking the town of Falkland, consists of 3 Public Rooms, 3 Bedrooms, Dressing Room and Kitchen etc. The outhouses contain Stabling and other usual accommodation.
For particulars, apply to George Gavin, Estate Office, Falkland Palace, Falkland, Fife.[7]

Notes

  1. HES record for LB31362
  2. 2.0 2.1 information from occupier.
  3. Dundee Courier, 24 January 1910. Quoted in Playfair and Burgess,page 287.
  4. Ordnance Survey Name Books 1853-1855
  5. Pride, Kingdom of Fife, page 218.
  6. Letter from George Gavin to Lord Ninian, 16 April 1910, quoted in Playfair and Burgess, page 295.
  7. Fife News, 28 June 1913, quoted in Playfair and Burgess, page 411.

Further images