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West Gateway, Dunnikier House

A Category B Listed Building in Kirkcaldy, Fife

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.126 / 56°7'33"N

Longitude: -3.162 / 3°9'43"W

OS Eastings: 327865

OS Northings: 693195

OS Grid: NT278931

Mapcode National: GBR 29.L3KQ

Mapcode Global: WH6RV.D9J2

Plus Code: 9C8R4RGQ+C6

Entry Name: West Gateway, Dunnikier House

Listing Name: Hayfield Road, Former Gateway to Dunnikier House with Gates

Listing Date: 3 December 1980

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 381222

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB36443

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Dunnikier House, West Gateway

ID on this website: 200381222

Location: Kirkcaldy

County: Fife

Town: Kirkcaldy

Electoral Ward: Kirkcaldy North

Traditional County: Fife

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Description

Late 19th century. Carriage entrance with flanking pedestrian gates and screen walls. Channelled ashlar, square-section gatepiers with reduced top stage and moulded finial; flanking fielded panels with scrollwork coping and segmental-arched pedestrian entrances beyond; further, slightly smaller piers (detailed as above) to outer angles adjoining coped rubble quadrant walls. Decorative wrought-iron pedestrian and vehicular gates.

Statement of Interest

Known locally as the 'Golden Gates', this was the principal entrance to what is now Dunnikier House Hotel. The adjacent West Lodge is listed separately.

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