Buildings

Name

Wemyss Castle

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Notes

The building is classified under the following categories:

Class classic

Classification	Original Classification	Notes
Castle	Not Known

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The following date-based events are associated with this building:

event classic

Event Type	From	To	Notes
Addition	1669	1672	Contract dated 1669
	1874		New gallery, parapets and other alterations (demolished in the 1950s)
	1897		Undercroft remodelled as chapel (Scheme for new entrance not executed). West entrance gateway, Dysart Lodge (HS claim this might be by Lorimer)
	1897/09/18		St Mary Star of the Sea Chapel dedicated
	1930c		Restoration begun (removal of Peddie & Kinnear's additions)
	1950c		Restoration completed
	1954		Proposed alterations and additions
Restoration	1954b		Restoration. Removal of Peddie & Kinnear additions

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The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column.

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Person	Partnership Group	Role	From	To	Notes
Robert Mylne	B	Mason	1669	1672	Addition
Charles George Hood Kinnear	A		1874		New gallery, parapets and other alterations
John Dick Peddie	A		1874		New gallery, parapets and other alterations
Peddie & Kinnear	A		1874		New gallery, parapets and other alterations
(Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer			1897		Undercroft remodelled as chapel (Scheme for new entrance not executed). West entrance gateway, Dysart Lodge (HS claim this might be by Lorimer) and East Lodge which seems more certain
Stewart Tod			193
Alexander Stewart Tod			1930C	1950C	Restoration - design by Ian G Lindsay. Removal of Peddie & Kinnear additions
Ian Gordon Lindsay			1950b		Proposed alterations and additions - executed by Stewart Tod
Oliver Falvey Hill			1954		Proposed alterations and additions - not executed

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The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:

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Name	Notes
Wemyss, Mrs Millicent Erskine	New gallery, parapets and other alterations
Wemyss, Captain Michael	Restoration work by Alexander Stewart Tod
Wemyss, 2nd Earl of	Client for Robert Mylne addition

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This structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details):

Child classic

Notes	Name
Savage says the scheme was not executed but according to Stewart Tod the east lodge was executed by Lorimer	Wemyss Castle gate lodge

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The following books contain references to this building:

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Author	Year	Title	Part	Publisher	Notes
Cunningham, Andrew S	1909	Randolph Gordon Erskine Wemyss			p147
Cunningham, Andrew S	1905	Rambles in the parish of Scoonie and Wemyss			pp209-10
Fraser, Sir William	1888	Memorials of the Family of Wemyss			volume i, p284
Fyfe, J G (ed.)	1927	Scottish Diaries and Memoirs 1550-1746		Stirling	pp129-130
Gifford, John	1988	Fife (The Buildings of Scotland)			p424-5
Pride, Glen L	1999	The Kingdom of Fife	2nd Edition	The Rutland Press	p65
RSA	1865				604
Savage, Peter	1980	Lorimer and the Edinburgh Craft Designers		Edinburgh: Paul Harris Publishing, 1980 (also paperback ed, London & Edinburgh: Steve Savage, 2005)	p172

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The following periodicals contain references to this building:

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Periodical Name	Date	Edition	Notes
Building News	*	LXXIII	436
Building News	*	XXX	p648
Builder	*	LXXIII	p244
Building News	1874/12/04	XXVII	p681

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The following archives hold material relating to this building:

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Source	Name	Item Name	Notes
National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS	Lorimer and Matthew Collection		LOR W/7 (old number may be FID/175/7)
Wemyss Estate, Gosford	Plans Collection
Historic Environment Scotland	Listed Buildings Register	19128	East Lodge
RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum	RIBA Drawings Collection		Oliver Hill drawings
Historic Environment Scotland	Listed Buildings Register	19127	West entrance
Historic Environment Scotland	Listed Buildings Register	16709	Castle

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Basic Site Details

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Related Buildings, Structures and Designs

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