Elie, 27 South Street
Architectural Fragment (17th Century), House (Period Unassigned), Sundial (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Elie, 27 South Street
Classification Architectural Fragment (17th Century), House (Period Unassigned), Sundial (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) 26 South Street; The Muckle Yett; Gillespie House
Canmore ID 100699
Site Number NT49NE 59
NGR NT 49046 99994
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/100699
- Council Fife
- Parish Elie
- Former Region Fife
- Former District North East Fife
- Former County Fife
Field Visit (21 July 1927)
Architectural Details, Houses in Elie.
The undernoted houses have been modernised, but retain some old details.
(1) 26 SOUTH STREET, ELIE. This house has a Renaissance door-piece following the Doric order. The frieze bears in monogram the initials A.G. and C.S. with the date 1682 in Arabic numerals, repeated as MDCLXXXII. The pediment contains a shield bearing: A chevron between three roses slipped, for Gillespie. The finial of the pediment is a hollowed dial.
(2) 25 HIGH STREET, ELIE. Above the entrance is a small pediment containing a cherub's head in the upper part and, in the lower, a globe, four stars, and a crescent moon.
(3) 21 HIGH STREET, ELIE. The entrance is a 17th-century door-piece with carved jambs and frieze, the latter now very weatherworn.
RCAHMS 1933, visited 21 July 1927.
