Historic houses · Scottish Highlands
Charleton House
Charleton House in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Jim Bain — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Charleton 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
Charleton House is located in the East Neuk of Fife, eastern Scotland. It lies around 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) west of Colinsburgh, and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of Lower Largo. The house dates from the mid 18th century, with later additions, and is the home of Baron Bonde. Charleton House is protected as a category A listed building, and the grounds are included on the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland, the national listing of significant gardens.
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Background
History
Charleton House was built by John Thomson in 1759, on land bought by his father from Colonel John Hope in 1713. The house may have been built from designs by William Adam, and was designed as part of a large formal garden with radial avenues, and a southward vista to the Bass Rock. Colonel John Anstruther-Thomson (1776–1833) inherited the estate in 1797, and in 1807 he married Clementina Adam of Blair Adam. Anstruther-Thomson commissioned classical extensions to the house in 1815–1817, and a further east wing, designed by William Burn in 1832. The surrounding parkland was informalised around this time, with woodland clumps and trees replacing the avenues. Anstruther-Thomson's son, also…
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- Coordinates
- 56.2245, -2.8730
- District
- Fife
- Postcode
- KY9 1HG
- Parliamentary constituency
- North East Fife
- Established
- 1759
Sources
- wikidata: Q5084252 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Charleton House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Charleton House?
- Charleton House is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode KY9 1HG).
- When was Charleton House built?
- Built or established in 1759.
- How do I get to Charleton House?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KY9 1HG. It sits within the North East Fife parliamentary constituency.