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Bishop Leighton's House, Culross, Fife, Historic Building Record |
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Addyman Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
A historic building survey was undertaken 2-3 August 2012 in advance of re-harling work at the Category A listed Bishop Leighton's House (7 Mid Causeway), Culross. The survey included a full drawn record of the S gable of the building (following removal of cement harling) and a basic survey of the harled E and W frontages. A brief assessment was also undertaken of the visible early features in the building, including the roof space. The masonry of the S gable had been constructed largely in one phase, with subsequent minor modification. The numerous modifications to the stonework visible at the current openings in the E and W elevations shows they are structurally complex. A notable feature was the skew-put to the street frontage at the SW angle, upon which a previously unrecorded date and initials - 1565. DP - are apparent. This is the earliest recorded date upon a building in Culross. A timber stair, which rises from the first floor to the former attic rooms, now redundant, was recorded in the roof space. The assessment of building concluded there were a number of major construction phases; the original 16th-century construction, a remodelling perhaps in the later 17th century, and a possible further episode of refurbishment, represented by a series of detailed panelled interiors, fireplaces, etc. Later occupation saw the subdivision and decline of the property before a further refurbishment under Ian G Lindsay for the NTS in 1953 and 1970-1. Much historic fabric is now obscured by later finishes and linings associated with these later works. |
Author: |
K Macfadyen
Tom Addyman
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Publisher: |
Addyman Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic Environment Scotland (OASIS Reviewer)
Fife Archaeological Unit (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2012
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Locations: |
Site: |
7 Mid Causeway |
County: |
Fife |
Parish: |
CULROSS |
Country: |
Scotland |
Grid Reference: 298660, 685915 (Easting, Northing)
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Subjects / Periods: |
POST MEDIEVAL
(ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages)
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DATE STONE OF 1565
(Find)
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POST MEDIEVAL
(ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages)
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BUILDING
(Monument Type Scotland)
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OASIS Id: |
addymana1-132217 |
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A4 wire bound report
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Created Date: |
31 Jul 2018 |