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Country House (19th Century), Curling Pond (Period Unassigned), Estate (Period Unassigned)

Site Name St Fort

Classification Country House (19th Century), Curling Pond (Period Unassigned), Estate (Period Unassigned)

Alternative Name(s) Sandfurd; Sandford; St Fort House

Canmore ID 33117

Site Number NO42NW 14

NGR NO 41664 25781

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/33117

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View of group of six people possibly in the garden at St Fort House.
View of group of six people possibly in the garden at St Fort House.View of shooting party at Loch Lomond General view of St Fort House from the west. Since demolished. General view of stables at St Fort House.St Fort, NO42NW 14, Ordnance Survey index card, RectoView of horse and stable boy at St Fort House.General view of Laundry and pond at St Fort House.St Fort, NO42NW 14, Ordnance Survey index card, page number 1, RectoView of St Fort Curling Club on the ice.View of drawing room at St Fort House.View of man with pony outside stables at St Fort House.View of 17th-century gravestone to Alexander Nairn, probably in the St Fort area.View of three ladies with a pony and trap outside St Fort House.View of woman with dog in the grounds of St Fort House in winter.View of woman driving horse-drawn sledge probably in the grounds of St Fort House. View of driver and carriage with two horses outside St Fort House.Front Elevation Title: St Fort No.5, Elevation of Entrance FrontOblique aerial view.General view of Dining Room, St Fort House View of billiard room at St Fort House. View of St Fort Curling Club on the ice with their backs to the camera.View of a group of 'the unemployed' outside the front entrance of St Fort House.Distant view of St Fort House from Knockhill Wood.View of St Fort House looking south. View of group outside St Fort House.Floor Plan Title: St Fort No. 4, Plan of Bedroom FloorGeneral view of house from the East. General view of St Fort House from the north. View of carriage with coachman and two horses outside St Fort House.View of group of four ladies with two dogs probably at St Fort House. View of dining room at St Fort House. View of three ladies with dogs outside St Fort House. View of three horse-drawn carriages outside St Fort House.View of horse and groom.South elevation Title: St Fort No. 6, South ElevationPlan of principal floor Title: St Fort, No 3, Plan of Principal FloorView of begonias in greenhouse at St Fort House. View of three women having tea in garden at St Fort House.View of group outside the front entrance of St Fort House.View of St Fort Curling Club on the ice. View of group of servants at St Fort House.View of keeper's cottage at St Fort House. View of billiard room at St Fort House.View of two drivers and carriage with four horses outside St Fort House.View of back of wash house and stable pond, St Fort House. View of carriage and four horses outside St Fort House.View of two little girls with two dogs possibly in the garden at St Fort House.Distant view of St Fort House in landscape. View of vestibule in St Fort House.View of two ladies with a pony and trap outside St Fort House.View of elderly man with a pony.St Fort - The Seat of Henry Stewart Esq. Fife-shire.Elevations showing East and West ends of building. Title: St Fort Street No. 5, End ElevationsView of horse and stable boy at St Fort House.View of a quoiting team with two pipers, possibly taken near St Fort House.View of group outside front door of St Fort House.View of group of people outside the front entrance of St Fort House.View of south front of St Fort House.View of south front of St Fort House.View of two men and two women playing 'Wheelbarrow'.General view of the conservatory and greenhouse at St Fort House. View of horse and groom at St Fort House stables.View of group with fishing rods, swords and a parasol.General view of St Fort House looking south. St Fort, NO42NW 14, Ordnance Survey index card, page number 2, VersoGeneral view of Drawing Room, St Fort House

Administrative Areas

  • Council Fife
  • Parish Forgan
  • Former Region Fife
  • Former District North East Fife
  • Former County Fife

Treasured Places (21 February 2007)

Treasured Places

St Fort house was designed in 1829 by William Burn and was built for Captain Robert Stewart, who had purchased the estate in about 1795 from the Nairnes of Sandfurd. Burn designed a large baronial mansion with every modern convenience. Unfortunately, it shared the fate of many grand country houses during the 1950s and 1960s and was demolished in 1953.

The grounds featured estate buildings and services typical of the time, including greenhouses, stables, staff cottages, gardens and a curling pond.

Information from RCAHMS (IF, SC) 21 February 2007

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Archaeology Notes

The superiority of the lands of the estate of St Fort (anciently called 'Sandford') belonged to the Kinnairds of Naughton, but the oldest family adopting the designation' of Sandfurd' was that of Nairne, who held a part of the estate in the middle of the 15th century. The name of Alexander Nairne of Sandfurd appears in charters dated 1445-52, at which time he was Keeper of the Rolls. In 1499 David Nairne signed a charter" at Sandfurd", thus implying that he resided in a mansion on the estate. Alexander Nairne of Sandfurd was Sheriff depute of Fife in 1531-42 and the estate remained in possession of the Nairnes till 1720." It was acquired by Captain Robert Stewart about 1795: he demolished the old mansion and built the present house.

A H Millar 1895

No further information found. The present mansion house of St Fort is now a roofless ruin.

Visited by OS (WDJ) 3 June 1963

St Fort House, Wm Burn, 1829, Jacobean, is now completely razed.

HBD 1969

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Architecture Notes

Demolished in 1953

ARCHITECT: William Burn, 1829.

See also - NO42NW 14.01 41566 25938 Dovecot

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Design (9 May 1829)

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Photographic Survey (1953)

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Field Visit (3 July 1963)

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Revision Programme

No further information found. The present mansion house of St Fort is now a roofless ruin.

Visited by OS (WDJ) 3 June 1963

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