Kellie Castle. View from south east.

Description Kellie Castle. View from south east.

Date c. 1890

Collection Papers of Erskine Beveridge, antiquarian, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Catalogue Number SC 740602

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of F 2009

Scope and Content Kellie Castle, Fife, from the south-east Kellie Castle, one of the finest tower-houses in Scotland, stands under the shelter of Kellie Law north of St Monans looking southwards across the estuary of the Firth of Forth. The building, which dates from the early 16th century, was photographed c.1890 by the Scottish photographer, Erskine Beveridge. The castle, built of coursed rubble, is T-shaped, with the cross arms of the T constructed as north- and south-facing towers. The five-storeyed south tower (left) dates from 1606, when it was connected to the earlier east tower (right), built in 1573, by a new range running east-west. This three-storeyed main block (centre) contains the principal reception rooms and bedrooms of the house. The low, crowstepped stable block (right) was added c.1880. The castle was owned by the Oliphant family for over 250 years, and then by the Earls of Mar and Kellie. In the first half of the 19th century, it fell into disrepair and became almost ruinous. In 1878 it was leased by Professor James Lorimer (1818-90), father of the renowned architect, Sir Robert Lorimer, as his family home. Under his careful direction, the house underwent a conservative programme of restoration by the architect, John Currie, whose only new addition was the low stable block to the south-east. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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