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| Balcaskie | |
|---|---|
 Balcaskie from the south | |
  Location within Fife | |
| General information | |
| Coordinates | 56°13′19″N 2°45′59″W / 56.22194°N 2.76639°W |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | William Bruce |
Listed Building – Category A | |
| Official name | Balcaskie House |
| Designated | 1 March 1984 |
| Reference no. | LB2503 |
| Official name | Balcaskie |
| Designated | 1 July 1987 |
| Reference no. | GDL00037 |
Balcaskie is a 17th-century country house in Fife, Scotland. It lies around 2 km north of St Monans, and is notable chiefly as the home and early work of architect Sir William Bruce.
Robert Lorimer, an admirer of Bruce, called the house "the ideal of what a Scottish gentleman's home ought to be".[1] Balcaskie remains the seat of the Chief of the Name and Arms of Anstruther,[2] Tobias Alexander Anstruther of that Ilk.[3]
- ^ Lorimer, Robert Architectural Review, November 1899, cited in Glendinning et al., p.340
- ^ "MyClan.com : Clan Anstruther : Clan History". 12 March 2007. Archived from the original on 12 March 2007. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ "Clan Chiefs". Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2009.