Golf Hotel

Building in Crail, Scotland

56°15′38″N 2°37′36″W / 56.260562°N 2.62659°W / 56.260562; -2.62659Completedearly 18th centuryOwnerGraham Guthrie^[1]Technical detailsFloor count4Websitewww.thegolfhotelcrail.com

Listed Building – Category A

Official nameThe Golf Hotel 4 High StreetDesignated9 May 1972Reference no.LB23290

The Golf Hotel is a hotel and restaurant in Crail, Fife, Scotland. It is a Category A listed building dating to the early 18th century,^[2] although one source claims it is 16th century.^[1]

John Dickson, a sergeant major in the Royal Scots Greys who fought in the 1815 Battle of Waterloo, became a landlord at the establishment when it was known as the Golf Inn.^[1] He was the last known Scot involved in the battle when he died, aged 97.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Hotel Review - The Golf Hotel, Crail" – The Scotsman, 21 October 2020
^ Historic Environment Scotland. "The Golf Hotel 4 High Street (LB23290)". Retrieved 22 January 2022.
^ "Who were the five Scots heroes at Waterloo?" – BBC