Difference between revisions of "Key House"
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Revision as of 16:54, 18 March 2021
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| Name | Key House |
| Address | High Street, Falkland |
| Postcode | KY15 7BU |
| Other names | Palace Inn; Tabor Retreat Centre |
| Date | 1713 |
| OS grid ref | NO 25304 7446 |
| Latitude & longitude | 56°15′13″N 3°12′26″W |
| Listing | Category B |
| Listing reference | LB31256 |
Key House is a house in Falkland High Street, now used for holiday lets. It was previously the Tabor Retreat Centre.
| HES listing details[1] |
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| Address/Site Name
Key House (formerly Palace Inn) and Key Cottage, High Street |
| Description
Dated TMMX 1713 at door lintel 2-storey 3-window harled and whitewashed with margins, crow-stepped and slated. Rear part. |
| Statement of special interest
Cobbled area in front. |
Previous uses
Inn; retreat centre
Further references
"On High Street's N side, immediately W of the Palace, the harled and crowstepped Key House, set well back. Steep-pitched roof confirming the door lintel's date of 1713."[2]
"The house, which is run by the Tabor Trust, a registered charity, is managed by Lynda Wright, a Church of Scotland Deaconess and member of the Iona Community, both of whom are trained in spiritual direction. A chapel in the converted stable is availablefor individual or group use, and there is a meditation each evening for residents.[3]
Notes
- ↑ HES record for LB31256. The Description seems incomplete.
- ↑ Gifford, Fife, page 219.
- ↑ The Falkland Directory.