Pittencrieff House
Pittencrieff House is a building in Scotland, United Kingdom. Pittencrieff House is situated nearby to John Forbes Plaque, as well as near the ruins Malcolm’s Tower.Photo: Kilnburn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: historic house museum in Fife, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Dunfermline, Pittencrieff Park, Pittencrieff House”, “Pittencrieff House Museum”, and “Pittencrieff House, Pittencrieff Park, Dunfermline”
- Address: Dunfermline, KY12 8QH
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pittencrieff Park and Dunfermline Abbey.
Pittencrieff Park
Park
Photo: Dkardokas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pittencrieff Park is a public park in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. It was purchased in 1902 by Andrew Carnegie, and given to the people of Dunfermline in a ceremony the following year.
Dunfermline Abbey
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunfermline Abbey is a Church of Scotland parish church in Dunfermline, Scotland. The church occupies the site of the ancient chancel and transepts of a large medieval Benedictine abbey, which was confiscated and sacked in 1560 during the Scottish Reformation and permitted to fall into disrepair. Dunfermline Abbey is situated 820 feet east of Pittencrieff House.
Malcolm’s Tower
Ruins
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Malcolm's Tower, also known as Malcolm Canmore's Tower, is a historic site in the Scottish city of Dunfermline, Fife. It consists of the foundations of a rubble built, rectangular tower enclosed by an oval shaped modern wall and is protected as a scheduled monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunfermline and Wellwood.
Dunfermline
Photo: Kilnburn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dunfermline is a city in Fife, 3 miles north of the Firth of Forth in central Scotland. The city was a royal residence, ecclesiastical centre and effective capital of Scotland from the 11th century, and many monarchs are buried at its abbey.
Wellwood
Village
Wellwood is a small village to the north of Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. It was named after the Wellwoods who used to own coalmines in the area. It has a leisure centre and a golf course.
Crossford
Village
Photo: Euchiasmus, Public domain.
Crossford is a small village located in West Fife, Scotland. Its population was 2,358 in 2011. It is 1 mile west of the city Dunfermline, east of Cairneyhill, astride the A994.
Pittencrieff House
- Categories: historic house museum and history museum
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.06906° or 56° 4′ 9″ northLongitude
-3.46732° or 3° 28′ 2″ westOpen location code
9C8R3G9M+J3OpenStreetMap ID
way 122229462OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q17567614
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In Other Languages
“Pittencrieff House” goes by many names.
- German: “Pittencrieff House”
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Highlights include John Forbes Plaque and Italian Garden.
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