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Priest's House, Kemback

A Category B Listed Building in Kemback, Fife

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.3251 / 56°19'30"N

Longitude: -2.9423 / 2°56'32"W

OS Eastings: 341824

OS Northings: 715149

OS Grid: NO418151

Mapcode National: GBR 2K.5JXY

Mapcode Global: WH7S3.S83X

Plus Code: 9C8V83G5+33

Entry Name: Priest's House, Kemback

Listing Name: Kemback Beg, Priests House and Garden Walls

Listing Date: 20 June 1979

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 343282

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB10799

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Kemback, Priest's House

ID on this website: 200343282

Location: Kemback

County: Fife

Electoral Ward: Cupar

Parish: Kemback

Traditional County: Fife

Tagged with: House

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Description

17th or early 18th century, vernacular 2 storey, crowstepped building with single storey wings, slated roof, rubble and ashlar dressings, incorporating earlier work, ie doorway with key-blocked lintel and jamb-blocks with paterae. Outside stone stair to 1st floor level on the North side of the building. Extensive garden walls, that to the west of the main house has clairvoie with early 19th century cast iron railings, otherwise rubble with rough triangular cope. The wall ends against the Priest's House. Attached to the North East corner of Kemback Beg is a secondary wall with a slated out building and a former dovecote incorporated. This wall also ends against the Priest's House.

Statement of Interest

The Priest's House was the Manse until superceded by the present Kemback Beg. Alexander Edward, architect and Landscape Gardener was Minister of Kemback 1682-1689. B group with items 28, 29 and with item 30.

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