Historic houses · Scottish Highlands
Yeomanry House
Yeomanry House in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Chris Minto — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Yeomanry 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
Yeomanry House is a drill hall of the Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry located in Cupar, Fife.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
This complex of buildings within a walled compound was completed in 1842 and was used as a prison for criminals until it was converted into a military barracks. Burials of prisoners who were executed or died while incarcerated took place within the prison compound and human remains have been found adjacent to the north east boundary wall. The complex was converted into a drill hall for the 1st Fifeshire Light Horse Volunteer Corps in 1890. 'A Squadron' was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to Gallipoli and ultimately to the Western Front. After the end of the Second World War, the regiment was re-constituted at the Hunter Street drill hall in Kirkcaldy but it…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.3230, -3.0081
- District
- Fife
- Postcode
- KY15 4BW
- Parliamentary constituency
- North East Fife
- Established
- 1842
Sources
- wikidata: Q8052444 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Yeomanry House, Cupar (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Yeomanry House?
- Yeomanry House is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode KY15 4BW).
- When was Yeomanry House built?
- Built or established in 1842.
- Who owns Yeomanry House?
- Yeomanry House is owned by {{army|United Kingdom}}.
- How do I get to Yeomanry House?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KY15 4BW. It sits within the North East Fife parliamentary constituency.