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Archaeology Notes

Event ID 682400

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/682400

NO10SW 12.00 12637 02044

NO10SW 12.01 Centred on NO 12612 02056 Garden; Sundial

NO10SW 12.02 NO 1280 0201 Fish Gate

NO10SW 12.03 Centred on NO 12416 02214 Stables

NO10SW 12.04 Centred on NO 12028 02191 Gate-Lodges & Gates

(NO 1263 0204) Kinross House (NAT)

OS 6" map (1913-38)

The present Kinross House was built between 1685 and 1690.

RCAHMS 1933

(NO 1281 0211) During the 16th century a separate family (Douglas) residence connected with the Lochleven estate, existed close to the western shore of Loch Leven. From an exploration made a few months ago (c.1900) it was found to have been situated to the north of the north-east corner of the present garden at the back of Kinross House, indeed part of the wall of that garden seems to have been the original enclosing wall of the garden in front of the manor. Like the present house it appears to have stood with its back to the lock, and all along the back of the building there has evidently been a range of offices facing the loch.

R B Burns 1901

The present Kinross House is in use as a private residence. There is now no trace of the earlier 16th century house, but Mrs Purvis-Russell Montgomery (Kinross House) says that a crude stone cross, 1.8m high, at NO 1274 0216 marks its site.

Visited by OS (WDJ) 19 December 1963.

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