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Crawford Priory

Cults

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Scotland

Historic County: Fifeshire

Start Date: 1811

Completion Date: 1813

Status: Derelict

House Open to Public: No

Country House: Yes

  • Built / Designed For: Lady Mary Lindsay Crawford

    House & Family History: The Gothic style Crawford Priory has been empty and abandoned since the death of the 2nd Lord Cochrane of Cults in 1968. The nearby early 19th century Inchrye Abbey (demolished) bore a resemblance to Crawford Abbey.

  • Architect: David Hamilton

    Date: 1809
    Designed: House for Lady Mary Lindsay Crawford

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    Architect: James Gillespie Graham

    Date: 1811-13
    Designed: Alterations for Lady Mary Lindsay Crawford

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  • John Bernard (J.B.) Burke, published under the title of A Visitation of the Seats and Arms of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland, among other titles: 2.S. Vol. II, p. 21, 1855.

  • Title: Disintegration of a Heritage: Country Houses and their Collections, 1979-1992, The
    Author: Sayer, Michael
    Year Published: 1993
    Publisher: Norfolk: Michael Russell (Publishing)
    ISBN: 0859551970
    Book Type: Hardback

  • House Listed: Category B

    Park Listed: Not Listed

  • Past Seat / Home of: Lady Mary Lindsay Crawford, early 19th century. Thomas George Frederick Cochrane, 2nd Baron Cochrane of Cults, 20th century.

    Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

    Primary Current Ownership Use: Unoccupied

  • House Open to Public: No

    Historic Houses Member: No

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