Palaces · Scottish Highlands
Melville House
Melville House in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
James Allan — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Melville 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
Melville House is a 1697 house that lies to the south side of the Palace of Monimail near Collessie in Fife, Scotland. It has been a school and a training base for Polish soldiers who had arrived in Scotland after the 51st Highland Division had been forced to surrender at Saint-Valery-en-Caux in 1940. The building was the most expensive building in Britain ever reclaimed by a bank.
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Background
History
Mellville House was built in 1697 by the architect James Smith (c. 1645–1731) for George Melville, 1st Earl of Melville (1636–1707). The remains of the 14th-century Monimail Palace which the Melvilles had bought in 1592 were incorporated into the grounds as a folly. The estate once bordered the nearby royal estate of Falkland Palace which had been a popular retreat with all the Stuart monarchs who used the vast surrounding forests for hawking and hunting deer. Wild boar, was also imported from France and hunted in the area. Melville however was to be accused of being involved in the Rye House Plot — a Whig conspiracy to assassinate King Charles II and his brother the Duke of York (the…
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- Coordinates
- 56.3114, -3.1348
- District
- Fife
- Postcode
- KY15 7RJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- North East Fife
Sources
- wikidata: Q6813879 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Melville House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Melville House?
- Melville House is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode KY15 7RJ).
- Does Melville House charge admission?
- Melville House typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.
- How do I get to Melville House?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KY15 7RJ. It sits within the North East Fife parliamentary constituency.