0779

0779

General Information

  • Registration number
    0779
  • Date constructed
    1500s-II
  • Century constructed
    1501-1600
  • Evidence proof date
    N/A
  • Evidence proof use
    N/A
  • Listed building grade
    A(HS)
  • Condition
    6

Address

  • Address
    The Abbot's House
  • Village or town
    Dunfermline
  • County
    Fife
  • Traditional County (pre 1974)
    Fife
  • Region
    Scotland

Premises

  • Accessible
    Private
  • Location on Premises
    House wall
  • Direction faced
    S

Structure Information

  • Structure
    B: Bee bole(s)
  • External recesses
    1
  • Internal recesses
    N/A
  • Compartments
    N/A
  • Flight holes
    N/A
  • Front shape
    Arch
  • Back shape
    Flat
  • Recess size
    42x36x19
  • House building shape
    N/A
  • External structure
    N/A
  • Distance apart
    N/A
  • Rows
    N/A
  • Shelves
    N/A
  • Height bases shelves
    26
  • Wall material
    Stone (sand)
  • Base shelf material
    N/A
  • Lintel material
    N/A
  • Roof material
    N/A

Photography Information

  • Date of photograph
    c.1970?
  • Pictures available
    T: Transparency(ies)

Notes

  • slopes to 32 in. high inside at back; for 2 skeps?; house was built for secular lordship of Dunfermline Abbey, some alterations and extensions done in late 1600s