Description

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.

Statement of Interest

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.

A group

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17569897

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Recommended Books

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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)