Torrie House
Country House (18th Century)
Site Name Torrie House
Classification Country House (18th Century)
Canmore ID 49460
Site Number NT08NW 38
NGR NT 01555 86694
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/49460
- Council Fife
- Parish Torryburn
- Former Region Fife
- Former District Dunfermline
- Former County Fife
NT08NW 38.00 01555 86694
NT08NW 38.01 NT 01612 86719 Stables
NT08NW 38.02 NT 01396 86362 Entrance gateway and lodge
NT08NW 38.03 NT 01436 86644 Dry Bridge
NT08NW 38.04 NT 01459 86927 Bridge, Shawhill Plantation
NMRS REFERENCE:
ARCHITECT: J.Sands 1813. 1816 alterations
OWNER: Captain Michael Wemyss
Derelict
According to Howard Colvin, James Sands a pupil of Lewis Wyatt exhibited designs for Torrie at the Royal Academy 1813-16
EXTERNAL REFERENCE
Scottish Record Office
Torrie. Plans for House, Offices, Pigeon House and Temple.
Letter from (Sir) William Erskine of Torrie to John Francis Erskine
"I have altered my plan about the Pigeon House and now resolved to put it on the height of Torrie.."
'I don't like building temples in oopposition to my neighbour least the country say - "there is Sir William against Sir Charles" - my temple I mean under the Pigeon House. I have determined to finish everything about the house before we begin the offices..'
1785
GD 124/15/1657/1
Scottish National Portrait Gallery
"Scots Magazine", May 1811 - 1 engraving.
Photographic Survey (July 1960)
Photographic survey by the Scottish National Buildings Record in July 1960.
