Yeomanry House
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Yeomanry House is currently a barracks of the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry/Scottish Horse
located in Cupar
, Fife
. This complex of buildings within a walled compound was completed in 1844 and was originally used as a prison for criminals until it was converted into a military barracks.
from then onwards.
noose in the centre of town without interference.
of a corpse which seems to move through the air.
Fife and Forfar Yeomanry/Scottish Horse
The Fife & Forfar Yeomanry/Scottish Horse is a Yeomanry Squadron of the Queen's Own Yeomanry part of the British Territorial Army. It was formed following the amalgamation of the The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry and The Scottish Horse regiments....
located in Cupar
Cupar
Cupar is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, Scotland. The town is situated between Dundee and the New Town of Glenrothes.According to a recent population estimate , Cupar had a population around 8,980 making the town the ninth largest settlement in Fife.-History:The town is believed to have...
, Fife
Fife
Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...
. This complex of buildings within a walled compound was completed in 1844 and was originally used as a prison for criminals until it was converted into a military barracks.
Cells
A walled compound with the main prison at one end it still contains many of the original cells which are used as stores for military equipment.Museum
Today the building also contains a small regimental library and archive collection relating to both The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry and The Scottish Horse which can be viewed by appointment. http://www.armymuseums.org.uk/amot-search/default.asp?Category=AMOT&Service=Museum-Display&reference=0000000033The bell
During restoration of Yeomanry House in the 1950s a ship's bell was found buried in the ground beside the main building. It was cleaned up and used as the Regimental Bell of the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry/Scottish HorseFife and Forfar Yeomanry/Scottish Horse
The Fife & Forfar Yeomanry/Scottish Horse is a Yeomanry Squadron of the Queen's Own Yeomanry part of the British Territorial Army. It was formed following the amalgamation of the The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry and The Scottish Horse regiments....
from then onwards.
The graveyards
Burials of prisoners who were executed or died whilst incarcerated took place within the prison compound and human remains have been found adjacent to the north east boundary wall.The tunnel
It is alleged that a tunnel exists linking the old prison with the town centre to allow condemned men to be moved to easily to the hangman'sExecutioner
A judicial executioner is a person who carries out a death sentence ordered by the state or other legal authority, which was known in feudal terminology as high justice.-Scope and job:...
noose in the centre of town without interference.
The ghost
There have been various sightings of ghosts at Yeomanry House, the most common of which is the ghostGhost
In traditional belief and fiction, a ghost is the soul or spirit of a deceased person or animal that can appear, in visible form or other manifestation, to the living. Descriptions of the apparition of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visible wispy shapes, to...
of a corpse which seems to move through the air.