SCOTSBOROUGH HOUSE, Tenby 2019
Notes on SCOTSBOROUGH HOUSE, Tenby 2019
A second visit in six months and in January when the foliage is stripped bare and the remains of the ruins are better viewed. The house was abandoned in 1824 – almost two hundred years ago – and at that time the sea would have made its way up stream and it is proposed Scotsborough House would have had a docking bay for boats delivering goods (not dissimilar to Boulston House). The land around the house has silted up now and this has become a haven for wildlife.
The house itself is a sad site but perhaps we should be grateful there is still something to see. Viewpoints come easily for me on this morning. I think I can say I photographed the house better than my first visit – which admittedly was in the drizzle and I was somewhat hurried. Today an hour or so was spent at the site – a barbed wire fence surround the ruins with signs saying ‘No trespassing, dangerous ruins’ – a potential gravestone signature.
The porch showed an internal arched doorway blocked up and further clues around the house give hint at other arched doorways. This had been a substantial building in its time. It’s a shame the ruins could not be consolidated as I am sure visitors to Tenby would love to explore the town other than the beach and shops.
A second visit in six months and in January when the foliage is stripped bare and the remains of the ruins are better viewed. The house was abandoned in 1824 – almost two hundred years ago – and at that time the sea would have made its way up stream and it is proposed Scotsborough House would have had a docking bay for boats delivering goods (not dissimilar to Boulston House). The land around the house has silted up now and this has become a haven for wildlife.
The house itself is a sad site but perhaps we should be grateful there is still something to see. Viewpoints come easily for me on this morning. I think I can say I photographed the house better than my first visit – which admittedly was in the drizzle and I was somewhat hurried. Today an hour or so was spent at the site – a barbed wire fence surround the ruins with signs saying ‘No trespassing, dangerous ruins’ – a potential gravestone signature.
The porch showed an internal arched doorway blocked up and further clues around the house give hint at other arched doorways. This had been a substantial building in its time. It’s a shame the ruins could not be consolidated as I am sure visitors to Tenby would love to explore the town other than the beach and shops.
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By John Davies: Have just returned from a week at Saundersfoot - I was sufficiently intrigued by the name on the 2.5OS map to go and find it on the 13th, and to want to find its history. So sad, to see what was once a clearly fine house ruined and buried in the woodland. And to hear the story about the smugglers accidentally killing their heirs. How these tales grow. Thanks for this site, which assuages my insatiable curiosity.