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Latitude: 56.203 / 56°12'10"N
Longitude: -3.4097 / 3°24'35"W
OS Eastings: 312637
OS Northings: 702044
OS Grid: NO126020
Mapcode National: GBR 20.F1YH
Mapcode Global: WH6RB.LCJ2
Plus Code: 9C8R6H3R+54
Entry Name: Kinross House
Listing Name: Kinross House
Listing Date: 5 October 1971
Category: A
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 343777
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB11200
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200343777
Location: Kinross
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Kinross-shire
Parish: Kinross
Traditional County: Kinross-shire
Tagged with: House Neoclassical architecture Country house
Classic mansion built 1684-95 by Sir William Bruce, architect
and owner. 2 main storeys (with attic storey above
entablature) of ashlar. Rusticated basement, 11 bays wide;
outer 3 at each end projecting with giant Corinthian
pilasters at corners. Portico on W. side is modern copy from
original drawing. E. portico is original. Piended slated roof
(renewed 1863) platformed on top, with central lantern-light.
Interior is very fine, especially Entrance Hall and Stair,
Garden Hall and Oak Room. Short quadrant corridors on w.
side (with polygonal sundials) link mansion to small
garden-houses from which stretch walls embracing a vast
forecourt and terminating on N. side in Stable Gate and on S.
in Kirk Gate. Garden on E. side is of equal extent and
ornamented with loggias, fountain, statues. Fish Gate in E.
wall.
Sir William Bruce of Balcaskie (Fife) Bt., purchased barony
of Lochleven from William 8th Earl of Morton c.1680. First
wholly Classic building in Scotland. Barony was sold to
George Graham 1777. Mansion stood unoccupied 1819-91.
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