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Balcarres House lies 1km north of the village of Colinsburgh, in the East Neuk of Fife, in eastern Scotland. It is centred on a mansion built in 1595 by John Lindsay (1552–1598), second son of David, 9th Earl of Crawford. The house became the family seat of the Earl of Crawford. The present house is the result of substantial extensions in the ...
The Earls and Countesses of Crawford and Balcarres, Scotland’s most ancient earldom, have held the seat of Balcarres for almost five centuries. John Lindsay, Lord Menmuir, purchased the lands in 1586, further expanding the fortified tower house during his lifetime. Over twenty generations of our family have called this place home ...
House and Holiday rentals: the Estate is seen as a highly attractive place to live. There is a range of two and three bedroom cottages and farmhouses spread over the 4,500 acres of Estate land. Availability is limited due to the low turnover of tenants. Balcarres has 800 acres of woodland and much effort is made to ensure these are maintained ...
Balcarres House. Balcarres House, mansion containing parts of C16 tower house of Lindsays, much altered and extended C19 by Lindsays. Balcarres House appears to be a large baronial mansion at first glance, but at its core is a substantial Z-plan tower house of the 16th century, which was massively extended in the 19th century on two occasions.
Balcarres House is the current seat of the Chief. It was built by John Lindsay of Balcarres in 1595. [8] Edzell Castle was the original castle of the Chief of Clan Lindsay which they acquired in 1357 and retained ownership until 1715. [8]
The earliest part of Balcarres House is a section of the west wall, dating to Stirling's early 16th century house. This was extended in 1595 by an addition to the south and a rectangular stair-tower to the east. William Burn made major extensions to the house, on the south-west side, in 1838-43 in the Scots Jacobean style.
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BALCARRES HOUSE, INCLUDING OUTBUILDINGS DOWER HOUSE AND FRONT ENTRANCE GATES (LB8625) Back to Results. Listed Building. The only legal part of the listing under the Planning (Listing Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 is the address/name of site. Addresses and building names may have changed since the date of listing – see ...
