Craigtoun
Fifae Vicecomitatus, The Sherifdome of Fyfe
Joan Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1654map image courtesy of NLS
Joan Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1654map image courtesy of NLS
Craigtoun Park is an early 20th century mansion built on or near the site of a 17th century house belonging to the Melville family.
The new house replaced an earlier 19th century one by James Gillespie Graham which may have incorporated parts of a house built in 1698 for General George Melville of Strathkinness. However Craigton is marked as a tower on Gordon’s map of 1642 and as the tower of Craigtoun on Blaeu’s map of 1654 suggesting an earlier and perhaps defensive origin for the property.
A doocot and sundial in the grounds are both thought to date from the 17th century.
Alternative names for Craigtoun
Craigton; Craigtoun House; Craigtoun Park; Mount Melville
