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Latitude: 56.1628 / 56°9'46"N
Longitude: -3.1417 / 3°8'30"W
OS Eastings: 329193
OS Northings: 697269
OS Grid: NT291972
Mapcode National: GBR 2B.HN53
Mapcode Global: WH6RN.QC5C
Plus Code: 9C8R5V75+48
Entry Name: Beam Engine House, Thornton
Listing Name: Thornton, Beam-Engine House
Listing Date: 1 March 1996
Category: A
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 389310
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB42992
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Thornton, Beam Engine House
ID on this website: 200389310
Location: Markinch
County: Fife
Electoral Ward: Glenrothes Central and Thornton
Parish: Markinch
Traditional County: Fife
Tagged with: Engine house
Late 18th early 19th century. 3 storey, single bay classical engine house in poor condition. Ashlar and squared rubble with droved quoins. Base course, round headed openings with voussoirs.
W ELEVATION: broad, raked buttress adjoining base of blocked round headed opening (with square opening left near top).
N ELEVATION: door to right at ground.
E ELEVATION: door at centre below round headed opening and further blocked round headed opening at 2nd floor.
S ELEVATION: window to right and evidence of adjoining pitch roofed building.
Hume recognises this as "a unique example of the buildings of an 'engine pit' of the period, disused by 1854". The other buildings referred to by him were single and 2 storey rubble buildings now demolished.
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