Donibristle House is a Grade A listed building in the Fife local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 24 November 1972. House. 3 related planning applications.

Donibristle House

WRENN ID
burning-eave-hemlock
Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
Fife
Constituency
Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy MP: Melanie Ward (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
24 November 1972
Type
House
Address
Donibristle House, KY11 9DG
OS grid reference
NT 160 828
Coordinates
56.03126, -3.34941
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Donibristle House is a building dating from around 1720, designed by architect Alexander McGill. While the main body of the house has been removed, two service wings remain, which are connected by a subterranean passage. Each wing is originally L-shaped and consists of three storeys. The exterior is harled, and the roofs are piended and slated. A notable feature is the fine decorative wrought-iron screen, inscribed with "C.A.M.", located between the wings on the seaward side, which includes a central iron arch. There are steps leading to the terraces of the former forecourt.

Local climate

Donibristle House receives an average of 920 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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