Whinstone House
| Building summary | |
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| Name | Whinstone House |
| Address | West Port, Falkland |
| Postcode | KY15 7BW |
| Other names | The Large House; Bayne's House |
| Date | 1752 |
| OS grid reference | NO 25026 07373 |
| Latitude & longitude | 56°15'10"N 3°12'41"W |
Whinstone House is a house in West Port (or High Street West), Falkland. It adjoins Embo which stands at right angles to it. Not to be confused with Whinstone, South Street West. It is perhaps the house referred to by Glen Pride as "Hollyben".
| HES listing details[1] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Reference: LB31271 | Date: 01/12/1971 | Category: B |
| Address/Site Name
House (Mrs Elizabeth Bayne) and Embo, High Street, West Port Opposite Foot of Lomonds Road | ||
| Description
Dated 1752 Mrs Bayne's 2-storey 3-window rubble with patches of blue whinstone, plain architrave, pulvinated frieze and cornice to door, moulded eaves course, crowstepped and slated; Embo is single-storey and attic with crowstepped gable to street at right angles to above, late piended porch in angle. | ||
Special features
Crowsteps with date - 1752. Whinstones visible in front elevation.[2]
Extensions
Yes but only at the rear.[2]
Former residents
The Bayne family 1940 - 2000 approx. The Millars pre-1940.[2]
Further references
"Some older houses remain, e.g. Embo, and Hollyburn, 1752, with classical entrance [...]"[3]
Notes
- ↑ HES record for LB31271. The listing also covers Embo.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Information from occupier.
- ↑ Pride, Kingdom of Fife, page 88.