Hawfield House, Arnot Church, Cupar Road, Kennoway

Hawfield House, near Kennoway, is a two-storey, rectangular former manse dating to around 1800, though it may incorporate earlier fabric. A west wing was added around 1875. The house is constructed of squared red whinstone rubble with contrasting ashlar dressings, raised quoins and margins, with random rubble to the sides and rear. An eaves lintel course runs around the building.

The south elevation, which is the principal facade, is symmetrical, with a 6-panelled timber door and plate fanlight in the centre bay at ground level. Windows are set within the flanking bays, and there is regular fenestration to the first floor. A slightly recessed single-storey bay featuring a window is positioned to the outer right, while a slightly advanced single-storey gabled bay with a window sits to the outer left.

The north elevation has a window in each of the outer bays at ground level, and a small opening is positioned off-centre to the right. A stair window is centrally located, with two modern rooflights to the right. An extension with a garage door and a first-floor window projects from the east elevation.

The windows are timber sash and case, with 2-, 4- and 12-pane glazing patterns. The roof is covered in grey slates. Chimneys feature coped ashlar stacks with thackstanes and cans, along with ashlar-coped skews and ropework-moulded scroll skewputts.

Inside, the house retains moulded cornicing, panelled timber shutters and doors, and fine, classically-detailed carved timber fireplaces. The first-floor drawing room has decorative classical plasterwork to the sideboard arch, and the stair window has etched glass.

The property is enclosed by rubble boundary walls with pyramidally-coped square-section gatepiers.

Hawfield House was formerly the Arnot Manse and was sold to a private buyer in 1975. Historically, meetings were held at 'Haw Field' following the Secession of 1733; the land was purchased in 1749 or 1759, and the original church work began in 1761. While the current owner believes the manse may have been started in 1763, supported by the rear elevation, the architectural style of the main south elevation reflects the date of around 1800, which corresponds to the construction of the present church at Arnot.