The Manse of Kinfauns (also known as Kinfauns House) is an historic building located in Kinfauns, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It was built in 1791[1] and is now a Category C listed building,[2] It was formerly the manse for the nearby Kinfauns Parish Church.[2]

Manse of Kinfauns
Kinfauns House
Manse of Kinfauns is located in Perth and Kinross
Manse of Kinfauns
Location of Manse of Kinfauns in Perth and Kinross
LocationKinfauns, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Coordinates56°23′07″N 3°20′48″W / 56.385285°N 3.346666°W / 56.385285; -3.346666
Built1791 (233 years ago) (1791)
ArchitectWilliam Macdonald Mackenzie (1840 addition)
Listed Building – Category C(S)
Designated9 June 1981
Reference no.LB11950

An addition, to the east, in 1840 was the work of William Macdonald Mackenzie, Perth's City Architect,[2] who was born in St Martins, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) to the north.

The Church of Scotland sold the property in 1958 to a private owner who remained there for 45 years. It was sold again in 2003.[1]

Loch Kaitre formerly occupied the site beside the manse. It was still present in 1838,[3] but in the mid-19th century, a sinkhole appeared and the manse fell in, witnessed by the minister, who had just left his home en route to the church. The loch remained for a few generations,[4]: 107  before being drained by a tenant later in the century for agricultural use of the land beneath it.[4]: 108  It is possible Mackenzie's work in 1840 was actually repair work after this episode.

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  1. ^ a b Reid, Fiona (8 March 2012). "A manse a manse for a' that". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Kinfauns House (former Manse)". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  3. ^ Buist, George (1838). The Steam-boat Companion Betwixt Perth and Dundee. Edinburgh: Fraser and Crawford.
  4. ^ a b Marshall, William (1880). Historic Scenes in Perthshire. Edinburgh: William Oliphant & Co. pp. 107–8.