Basic Site Details
| Name: | Keavil House |
| Town, district or village: | Dunfermline |
| City or county: | Fife |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | C Listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Much rebuilt since 1810-12. £495 and £84 paid for plans, suggesting unexecuted design for new house or more extensive work. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Keavil House Hotel | Yes | |
| Keavil Mansion House | Yes | |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Country House | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1810 | 1812 | Alterations | |
| 22 October 1873 | Drawings dated - for alterations | ||
| 1875 | Drawings dated for further alterations | ||
| c. 1890 | Alterations | ||
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| Scott Morton & Co (later Scott Morton & Tynecastle Co Ltd; finally Scott Morton Ltd) | B | Interior work, instructed by Ramage - date unknown | |||
| William Ramage | C | Instructed Scott Morton & Co on interior work (presumably this Ramage?) - date unknown | |||
| William Stirling I | 1810 | 1812 | Alterations | ||
| Andrew Scobie | 1873 | 1875 | Alterations | ||
| (Sir) Robert Rowand Anderson | B | c. 1890 | |||
| George Mackie Watson | Before 1911 | Unspecified work, in independent practice | |||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Barclay, J R | Client for 1810-12 work |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| McKinstry, Sam | 1991 | Rowand Anderson, the Premier Architect of Scotland | Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press | p212 | |
| NMRS | Survey of Private Collections | Survey of Pitfirrane drawings in NLS | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 47829 | |
| National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Melville Muniments | Account book GD 51/16/72 | |
| National Library of Scotland | Manuscript Collection | MS 6509 - ground-floor drawing by Andrew Scobie | |
| Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | Information on Scott Morton & Co involvement | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | George Mackie Watson: L v21 no1659 | |