Ravenscraig Park, North East Gate And Gatepiers
Gate (Period Unassigned), Gate Pier (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Ravenscraig Park, North East Gate And Gatepiers
Classification Gate (Period Unassigned), Gate Pier (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 227768
Site Number NT39SW 174
NGR NT 30109 93035
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/227768
- Council Fife
- Parish Kirkcaldy And Dysart
- Former Region Fife
- Former District Kirkcaldy
- Former County Fife
Two single storey stone buildings to the NE of the walled garden.
19th century enclosure walls incorporating earlier (possibly 16th century) sections. Random and coursed rubble with flat and semicircular ashlar coping.
NW GATE: reconstructed 1929 (see Notes). Quadrant walls with pyramidal-coped, square-section ashlar gatepiers.
NE GATE: probably reconstructed 1929. As above but with low wall and inset decorative cast-iron railings to W, and gas lamp bracket retained on W pier.
SE (RAVENSCRAIG NURSERY) GATE: older sandstone ashlar gatepiers with tall pyramidal-cope. Nearby blocked pedestrian gateway with carved stone over lintel, shield flanked by initials 'IF' and 'SI', and dated 15(?)88.
Formerly the policies of Dysart House, built to replace Ravenscraig Castle (granted to Lord Sinclair in 1470), the Park boasted a large walled garden (now Ravenscraig Nursery) and was connected with Dysart House by two bridges over Hot Pot Wynd. Dysart House (listed separately) and policies were purchased from the 5th Earl of Rosslyn in 1896 when he was bankrupted, the new owner (Sir Michael Nairn) donated the policies to the town in 1929, at which time the W (and probably the E) gates were reconstructed. (Historic Environment Scotland List Entry)
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