Balcarres House
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Balcarres House lies 1km north of the village of Colinsburgh, in the East Neuk of Fife, in eastern Scotland. It is centred on a mansion built in 1595 by John Lindsay (1552–1598), second son of David, 9th Earl of Crawford. The house became the family seat of the Earl of Crawford. The present house is the result of substantial extensions in the early nineteenth century, using part of a fortune made in India, but preserves much of the original mansion.[1]
Balcarres House | |
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Coordinates | 56.2292°N 2.8499°W / 56.2292; -2.8499 |
Built | 1595 |
Built for | John Lindsay of Balcarres |
Architect | William Burn, David Bryce (19th century additions) |
Owner | Anthony, Earl of Crawford and Balcarres |
Listed Building – Category A | |
Designated | 1 February 1972 |
Reference no. | LB8625 |
Official name | Balcarres |
Designated | 31 March 2005 |
Reference no. | GDL00036 |
Balcarres House is protected as a category A listed building,[2] and the grounds are included on the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland, the national listing of significant gardens.[3]