The Watch House Crail, Scottish Architecture, Fife Residential Project, Drawings
The Watch House in Crail, Fife
Waterfront Residential Architecture Development in Scotland – design by Alan Dunlop architect
29 Jan 2020
The Watch House, Crail
Architect: Alan Dunlop
Location: Crail, Fife, Eastern Scotland
Planning Approval and Listed Building and Conservation Area Consent granted unconditionally for The Watch House Crail

drawing © Alan Dunlop
The project is for the renovation of The Watch House, in Crail. The building is listed and sits within the conservation area in Crail, overlooking the Firth of Forth and The Isle of May. It is a spectacular site.

There is limited written history other than the watch house was built in 1782 and a dormer head panel dating from the 16th century sits above what was the main entrance, which appears to be from an arched doorway off of the pathway to the Kings Mill. The watch house keeper controlled the lade, the supply of grain, goods and water coming into the Kings Mill. The Kings Mill dated back to the 12th century but was demolished in 1920.
Photos © Anna Dunlop
The watch house appears to have been abandoned, then used as a store and eventually converted badly into holiday accommodation in the 1970s until it was bought early this year by my New York-based client, who is a frequent visitor to Scotland’s East Coast.

drawing © Alan Dunlop
Her intention is to live in the house during here extended stays in Fife and to re...