Historic houses · Central Scotland
Spencerfield House
Spencerfield House — house in Fife, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Inverkeithing · 0.9 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Spencerfield House is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: category B listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "house in Fife, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 56.0346°, -3.3810°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Spencerfield House is a laird's tower house in Inverkeithing in Fife, Scotland. It was built by Henry Scott around 1592.
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Background
History
Spencerfield House was built by Henry Scott, likely shortly after his marriage to Elizabeth Henderson of Fordell in 1592. Henry Scott died in 1616, and Elizabeth Henderson died in 1622; the Henderson (Scott) family descendants would own the property until 1704. The land around Spencerfield House is known as Spencerfield farm and has been farmed since the 17th century. In The History of Inverkeithing and Rosyth (1921), Rev. W. Steven writes that during the Battle of Inverkeithing in 1651, Spencerfield House was raided by Cromwell's troops, who stole "a great quantity of silver plate, arras, hingings [sic], carpets, and other household plenishings". The change in ownership of Spencerfield…
Description
Spencerfield House is a 3 storey, 3 bay rectangular-plan laird's house. The house features a staircase tower to the north aspect. Some 16th and 17th century features survive in the interior.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.0346, -3.3810
- District
- Fife
- Postcode
- KY11 9LA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
- Established
- 1592
- Nearest railway station
- Inverkeithing — 0.9 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q17793909 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Spencerfield House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Spencerfield House?
- Spencerfield House is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode KY11 9LA).
- When was Spencerfield House built?
- Built or established in 1592.
- Is Spencerfield House a listed building?
- Spencerfield House is officially recognised as category B listed building listed.
- How do I get to Spencerfield House?
- The nearest railway station is Inverkeithing, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode KY11 9LA.