Detail of carved lintel on North facade
SC 384015
Description Detail of carved lintel on North facade
Catalogue Number SC 384015
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of B 543
Scope and Content Detail of carved lintel on north façade of Abbot's House, 21 Maygate, Dunfermline, Fife Dunfermline Abbey was founded by David I in 1128 and completed in its original form in 1250. There were a number of other buildings associated with the abbey including the frater hall, gatehouse, royal guest house or palace and the abbot's house. Built c.1450 as a residence for Abbot Richard de Bothwell this house was reconstructed in the 16th century as the home of Robert Pitcairn, the abbey's commendator (a non-monastic royal appointee granted a religious house for services to the Crown). This 17th-century carved lintel above the entrance can be translated as 'Since word is thrall and thought is free, keep well thy tongue I counsel thee'. In 1992-5 the whole building was restored as a heritage centre with a café and shop. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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