Historic houses · Central Scotland
Elie House
Elie House — Mansion near Elie, Fife.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Elie House is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Records date its origin to 1697. Heritage designation: category A listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "Mansion near Elie, Fife". Coordinates: 56.1968°, -2.8147°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Elie House is a country house in Elie, Fife, Scotland. It is a Category A listed building. The house, built in 1697 and incorporating an earlier structure, is south facing, constructed in stone in 3 storeys, 2 bays deep with a 5-bay frontage. Later additions were made c.1770 and in 1854–55.
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Background
History
Elie House was built for judge Sir William Anstruther, Lord Anstruther, S.C.J. The house passed to Sir William's only son, Sir John Anstruther, 1st Baronet, of Anstruther, His son Sir John Anstruther, 2nd Baronet, of Anstruther made a major addition to Elie House and carried out a landscaping scheme in about 1771 which involved the building of a surviving summerhouse known as the Lady's Tower. He also ordered the clearance of a hamlet called Balclevie to improve the view, which, according to local legend, caused the building to be cursed by one of the uprooted victims. The house descended in the Anstruther, later Carmichael-Anstruther, family until it was sold in 1853 to the industrialist…
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- Coordinates
- 56.1968, -2.8147
- District
- Fife
- Postcode
- KY9 1EL
- Parliamentary constituency
- North East Fife
- Established
- 1697
Sources
- wikidata: Q17571329 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Elie House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Elie House - geograph.org.uk - 1804605.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Elie House?
- Elie House is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode KY9 1EL).
- When was Elie House built?
- Built or established in 1697.
- Who owns Elie House?
- Elie House is owned by | current_tenants =.
- Is Elie House a listed building?
- Elie House is officially recognised as category A listed building listed.
- How do I get to Elie House?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KY9 1EL. It sits within the North East Fife parliamentary constituency.