This 76 acre park in Dunfermline
was once a private estate owned by the Lairds of Pittencrieff. The estate
house was built in 1610 - using stones that were taken from the ruined palace.
In
1902 the house, which is now a museum, and the grounds were bought by Andrew Carnegie and then donated to the town as
a public park. As a child he was not allowed in to the grounds as the Laird had
stated that no Morrison would pass through the gates; Carnegie's mother was a Morrison. So on
the one day a year the grounds were opened to the public all he could do was
look through the bars. A statue of the philanthropist now stands near the Louise
Carnegie Gates (at the north east entrance to the park). Nearby is the
doocot.
Within the grounds of the Glen are the remains of Malcolm Canmore's
tower.
This 76 acre park in Dunfermline
was once a private estate owned by the Lairds of Pittencrieff. The estate
house was built in 1610 - using stones that were taken from the ruined palace.
In
1902 the house, which is now a museum, and the grounds were bought by Andrew Carnegie and then donated to the town as
a public park. As a child he was not allowed in to the grounds as the Laird had
stated that no Morrison would pass through the gates; Carnegie's mother was a Morrison. So on
the one day a year the grounds were opened to the public all he could do was
look through the bars. A statue of the philanthropist now stands near the Louise
Carnegie Gates (at the north east entrance to the park). Nearby is the
doocot.
