Hill of Tarvit (Wemyss Hall)

Cupar, near Dundee

Fife

Scotland

Historic County: Fifeshire

Circa Date: 1696 w/1905-07 alterations and additions

Status: Fully Extant

House Open to Public: Yes

Country House: Yes

House & Family History: In 1906 Sir Robert Lorimer rebuilt Hill of Tarvit for F.B. Sharp, a Dundee industrialist (the house has important Edwardian interiors). Miss E.C. Sharp bequeathed the house, together with 1,243 acres, to the National Trust for Scotland in 1949 (the Trust owns 489 acres today). The upper floor of the house was used as a Marie Curie Foundation facility until 1977.

Collections: The collection includes French, Chippendale-style and vernacular furniture, as well as Dutch paintings, Flemish tapestries, and Chinese porcelain and bronzes.
Garden & Outbuildings: The formal gardens were designed by Lorimer and inlcude a famous Hickory golf course.
Architect: William Bruce

Date of Birth: Circa 1630
Date of Death: 1710
Nationality: Scottish
Notes: Considered the first classical architect in Scotland, Bruce was a gentleman architect who was the surveyor general of the Royal Works in Scotland. Daniel Defoe described him as "the Sir Christopher Wren of North Britain," while others see him as the "Scottish Inigo Jones."

Date: 1696
Designed: House
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Architect: Robert Stodart Lorimer

Date of Birth: 1864
Date of Death: 1929
Nationality: British
Notes: Scottish architect who designed just four houses, of which Ardkinglas is noteable.

Date: 1906
Designed: Rebuilt House for F.B. Sharp and designed formal gardens

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House Listed: Category A

Park Listed: Listed as a Garden & Designed Landscape
Past Seat / Home of: Sharp family, 1906-49.

Current Ownership Type: The National Trust for Scotland

Primary Current Ownership Use: Visitor Attraction
House Open to Public: Yes
Phone: 01334-653-127

Fax: 01334-653-127

Website: https://www.nts.org.uk

Historic Houses Member: No

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