History in Structure

Summer House, Pittencrieff Park, Dunfermline

A Category C Listed Building in Dunfermline, Fife

More Photos »
Approximate Location Map
Large Map »

Coordinates

Latitude: 56.0699 / 56°4'11"N

Longitude: -3.4681 / 3°28'5"W

OS Eastings: 308704

OS Northings: 687314

OS Grid: NT087873

Mapcode National: GBR 1Y.PDV9

Mapcode Global: WH5QR.PPRL

Plus Code: 9C8R3G9J+XQ

Entry Name: Summer House, Pittencrieff Park, Dunfermline

Listing Name: Pittencrieff Park, Summerhouse to North of Tower Bridge

Listing Date: 10 March 2000

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 394324

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB46940

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200394324

Location: Dunfermline

County: Fife

Town: Dunfermline

Electoral Ward: Dunfermline Central

Traditional County: Fife

Tagged with: Holiday home Summer house

Find accommodation in
Dunfermline

Description

1906. Octagonal-plan open-sided rustic Chinese summerhouse. Rubble base built into sloping land; upright timber poles, braced at apex and with branch-like double handrail, support octagonal conical roof, splayed at base. Original thatched roof replaced with asphalt.

Statement of Interest

Pittencrieff House and its grounds were bought by the millionaire Andrew Carnegie in 1902. The grounds were opened as a public park the following year. The summerhouse was constructed as one of the landscape features of the public park and located in what was designed as a Japanese garden. The park is included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes. See separate list descriptions for other park buildings.

External Links

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

Other nearby listed buildings

BritishListedBuildings.co.uk is an independent online resource and is not associated with any government department. All government data published here is used under licence. Please do not contact BritishListedBuildings.co.uk for any queries related to any individual listed building, planning permission related to listed buildings or the listing process itself.

British Listed Buildings is a Good Stuff website.