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Moncreiffe House

Moncreiffe House

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Moncreiffe House is a country house near Bridge of Earn in Perthshire in Scotland. It is a category B listed building.[1]

Moncreiffe House: the current building

History

The original house

The original house was designed by Sir William Bruce in the classical style for Sir Thomas Moncreiffe, 1st Baronet and was completed in 1679.[1][2]

It was the headquarters of the Polish I Corps, which was formed under Scottish Command in September 1940, during the Second World War.[3]

After the original house was completely destroyed by fire 1957, claiming the life of Sir David Moncreiffe of that Ilk, 10th Baronet and 23rd Laird,[4] it was rebuilt to a design by Sir William Kininmonth in 1962.[1] The old doorpiece from the original house was used in the construction of the new building.[1]

Part of the driveway leading to the house was built over in the 1980s during the construction of the M90 motorway.[5]

An ancient stone circle stands in the grounds of the house.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "Moncreiffe Estate, Moncreiffe House Including Walls, Ancillary Buildings and Gatepiers". British listed buildings. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. [2]
    "New book charts lost Perthshire architectural history". The Courier. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. [3]
    (in Polish) Pierwszy Korpus Polski, WIEM Encyklopedia, accessed November 2011.
  4. [4]
    Way, George and Squire, Romily. Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). Published in 1994. Pages 276 - 277.
  5. [5]
    Lindsay, Ann (2011). Lost Perthshire. Edinburgh: Birlinn. p. 72. ISBN 978-1-84158-557-4.
  6. [6]
    "Moncreiffe House". Stone Circles. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

56.358°N 3.399°W / 56.358; -3.399
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