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Elie House


Elie House is a late 17th century mansion which was built on the site of an earlier castle and extended and remodelled in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.

Elie House

In the mid-12th century lands in this area of the south-east coast of Fife were held by Merleswain, Lord of Kennoway and Ardross, son of Colbán and grandson of Merleswain. His son, also Merleswain, witnessed charters by Richard the Chaplain, Bishop of St Andrews, in the third quarter of the 12th century. Towards the end of the 12th century Merleswain’s son, Waltheof, inherited Ardross, Fethkill and Kennauchy and his possessions also included Kincraig, Sandford and Elie.

Waltheof’s son, another Merleswain, died around 1250 leaving three daughters, Scolastica, Margaret of Ardross and Ela of Ardross.

The lands later passed to the Anstruther family and it was they who built the castle in the 14th century.

Around 1690 Sir William Anstruther of Anstruther bought the lands of Ardross, together with those of Elie, Bruntshiels, Muircambus and Carmurie, and in 1694 he was granted a charter by Queen Anne “of the baronies of Anstruther and Ardross, with many other lands”. He commissioned the grand new mansion of Elie House to be built in 1697 and the Anstruthers moved there, leaving their seat of Anstruther Place to be tenanted by old servants of the family.

Elie House

Elie House

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Alternative names for Elie House

Elie Castle; Ely C.; Ely Castle

Where is Elie House?

Elie House is in the parish of Elie and the county of Fife.

Grid reference:NO 49544 00762

Lat / long:56.196639,-2.814697

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Weather at Elie House

6°C
max 6°C / min 5°C
7km/h NNE
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References (books)

The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Listed Building record
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Pictish stones near Elie House

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Accommodation near Elie House

Elie House Apartment 11
self-catering apartmentElie
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hotel, restaurant, self-catering cottagesElie
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7.0km away
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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Elie House

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barElie
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8.3km away
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15.8km away
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16.1km away
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Published on the 1st of July 2011 at 9:34 pm. Updated on the 27th of March 2021 at 10:11 am.

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