Historic houses · Scottish Highlands
Balbirnie House
Balbirnie House in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Bill Kasman — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Balbirnie House is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Balbirnie House is an early 19th-century country house in Glenrothes, in central Fife, Scotland. The present house was completed in 1817 as a rebuild of an 18th-century building, itself a replacement for a 17th-century dwelling. The home of the Balfour family from 1640, the house was sold in 1969 and opened as a hotel in 1990. The grounds now comprise a large public park and a golf course. The house is protected as a category A listed building, while the grounds are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland.
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Background
History
Around 1640, the Balbirnie estate was acquired by the family of Balfour. A 17th-century house on the estate was remodelled or replaced in the later 18th century for John Balfour. The architecture of these works, completed around 1782, has been attributed to both James Nisbet and to John Baxter Jr. Some £16,000 was spent on extending the south-west front and constructing the portico at the south-east. At the same time, landscape gardener Thomas White provided plans for the improvement of the 18th-century parkland. Meanwhile, General Balfour's two brothers were developing new houses at Whittingehame in East Lothian and Newton Don in the Borders, funded by the same large inheritance. In 1969…
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- Coordinates
- 56.2096, -3.1460
- District
- Fife
- Postcode
- KY7 6NE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Glenrothes and Mid Fife
- Established
- 1817
Sources
- wikidata: Q4850192 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Balbirnie House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Balbirnie House?
- Balbirnie House is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode KY7 6NE).
- When was Balbirnie House built?
- Built or established in 1817.
- How do I get to Balbirnie House?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KY7 6NE. It sits within the Glenrothes and Mid Fife parliamentary constituency.