The main mansion house of the Lundin estate was demolished in 1876. The owner of the estate at that time, Sir John Gilmour, retained only the old stair tower (see yesterday's post) and an adjoining ground floor part which he kept as an occasional luncheon room. The above sketch is based upon a handful of early 19th century drawings/engravings that exist. I don't recall ever seeing an actual photograph of the house.
Old Lundin House comprised four stories, including attic rooms, with a bay in the centre at the front. The remaining stair tower stood central but higher than the main building, to the rear. Additional sections lay to the side of the house but all were contiguous. Many alterations were made to the house over the years including the addition of gothic style features. In the vicinity of the main mansion house would have been many ancillary buildings, including a doocot (the ruins of which remain), storage for coal and salt, a bakehouse and a brew house.
Old Lundin House comprised four stories, including attic rooms, with a bay in the centre at the front. The remaining stair tower stood central but higher than the main building, to the rear. Additional sections lay to the side of the house but all were contiguous. Many alterations were made to the house over the years including the addition of gothic style features. In the vicinity of the main mansion house would have been many ancillary buildings, including a doocot (the ruins of which remain), storage for coal and salt, a bakehouse and a brew house.
There were periods when the house was let out - the advert shown dates from the summer of 1817. The 1876 demolition of the main house came only three years after great excitement within the neighbourhood at the prospect of the estate having a resident proprietor again after many years without one. The Fife Herald on 20 November 1873 ominously recorded that "the old mansion not being quite habitable at present, Mr Gilmour has, in the meantime, taken up his abode on his adjoining property of Montrave."
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