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| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[File:Moncrief House, Falkland (geograph 5336150).jpg|300px]] | | colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[File:Moncrief House, Falkland (geograph 5336150).jpg|300px]] | ||
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| '''Date''' || 1610 | | '''Date''' || 1610 | ||
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| − | | '''OS grid ref''' || NO 25340 | + | | '''See map''' || [[Map T]] (2) |
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| + | | '''OS grid ref''' || NO 25340 07414 | ||
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| '''Latitude & longitude''' || 56°15′12″N 3°12′24″W | | '''Latitude & longitude''' || 56°15′12″N 3°12′24″W | ||
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| − | | ''' | + | | '''what3words''' || [https://what3words.com///fuse.scarred.spot ///fuse.scarred.spot] |
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| + | ! colspan=2| HES listing details<ref>[http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB31274 HES record for LB31274].</ref> | ||
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| + | | '''Category''' || A | ||
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| − | | ''' | + | | '''Reference / Date''' || LB31274 / 01/12/1971 |
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| − | | ''' | + | | '''Address/Site Name''' || Moncrief House |
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| + | | colspan=2 | '''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. | ||
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| + | | colspan=2 | '''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. | ||
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| + | ! colspan=2 |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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| + | | colspan=2 |'''Description''' | ||
| + | 3-storey: squared rubble and thatch: crowstepped: door lintel NM.A0.1610 and inscribed panel: (Inventory 239) | ||
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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]]. |
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==Former residents== | ==Former residents== | ||
| − | Nicol Moncrief was King's Averiman (this word seems not to be found in standard Scottish dictionaries). | + | Nicol Moncrief was King's Averiman.<ref>(this word seems not to be found in standard Scottish dictionaries).</ref> |
==Further references== | ==Further references== | ||
| − | "Moncrief House, dated | + | "Moncrief House, dated 1610 on the door lintel, built for James VI's servant Nicol Moncrief. ..."<ref>[[Gifford, Fife|Gifford, ''Fife'']], page 219.</ref> |
"Moncreif House, High Street, 1610, is the only remaining thatched house in Falkland. ..."<ref>[[Pride, Kingdom of Fife|Pride, ''Kingdom of Fife'']], page 87.</ref> | "Moncreif House, High Street, 1610, is the only remaining thatched house in Falkland. ..."<ref>[[Pride, Kingdom of Fife|Pride, ''Kingdom of Fife'']], page 87.</ref> | ||
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| − | + | ==Further images== | |
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<gallery mode=packed> | <gallery mode=packed> | ||
| + | File:Moncrief inscription.JPG|The panel | ||
| + | File:Bruce x.jpg|Moncrief House (and the [[Bruce Inn]]) showing small front garden | ||
| + | File:Falkland 69 2018.JPG|The lintel | ||
| + | File:Moncrief House 1 2019.JPG|View from [[Falkland Palace]] battlements | ||
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[[Category:Category A listed buildings]] | [[Category:Category A listed buildings]] | ||
[[Category:Royal Burgh of Falkland]] | [[Category:Royal Burgh of Falkland]] | ||
[[Category:Falkland Conservation Area]] | [[Category:Falkland Conservation Area]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:57, 8 March 2024
| Building summary | |
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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 |
| what3words | ///fuse.scarred.spot |
| HES listing details[1] | |
| Category | A |
| Reference / Date | LB31274 / 01/12/1971 |
| 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] | |
| 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) | |
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.
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
The panel
Moncrief House (and the Bruce Inn) showing small front garden
The lintel
View from Falkland Palace battlements
