The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . Fig. 1142. —iJysart, House in THE MUCKLE YETT,* or GILLESPIES HOUSE, Elie, FiFESHIRE. This house (Fig. 1143) was demolished about thirty years ago, greatlyto the improvement of the town, says the author of The East Neuk of. Fig. 1143.—The Muckle Yett. * For this View of the Muckle Yett we are indebted to Mr. Fowler Hislop ofCastle Park, Preston, who procured it from Mr. Currie, Elie. FOURTH PERIOD — 38 THE MUCKLK YETT Fife (p. 203), and a very commonplace structure was erected in its stead. The

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The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . Fig. 1142. —iJysart, House in THE MUCKLE YETT,* or GILLESPIES HOUSE, Elie, FiFESHIRE. This house (Fig. 1143) was demolished about thirty years ago, greatlyto the improvement of the town, says the author of The East Neuk of. Fig. 1143.—The Muckle Yett. * For this View of the Muckle Yett we are indebted to Mr. Fowler Hislop ofCastle Park, Preston, who procured it from Mr. Currie, Elie. FOURTH PERIOD — 38 THE MUCKLK YETT Fife (p. 203), and a very commonplace structure was erected in its stead. The only parts of the old house which were preserved were the doorways, shown in Figs. 1144 and 1145, one of which was built into the new house, and the other, which was connected with the low building on the right hand, was left standing. The Muckle Yett was a plainbut favourable specimen of our oldScottish architecture, with its pro-jecting gabled staircase and dormerwindows breaking into the roof, the

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