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The Golf Hotel is a
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The Golf Hotel is a hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a ref ...
and restaurant
A restaurant is a business that prepares and serves food and drinks to customers. Meals are generally served and eaten on the premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services. Restaurants vary greatly in appearan ...
in Crail
Crail (); gd, Cathair Aile) is a former royal burgh, parish and community council area (Royal Burgh of Crail and District) in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.
The locality has an estimated population of 1,630 (2018).
Etymology
The name ''C ...
, Fife
Fife (, ; gd, Fìobha, ; sco, Fife) is a council area, historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries with Perth and Kinross (i ...
, Scotland. It is a Category A listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
dating to the early 18th century, although one source claims it is 16th century."Hotel Review - The Golf Hotel, Crail"– ''
The Scotsman
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'', 21 October 2020
John Dickson, a sergeant major in the Royal Scots Greys
The Royal Scots Greys was a Cavalry regiments of the British Army, cavalry regiment of the British Army from 1707 until 1971, when they amalgamated with the 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards) to form the Royal Scots Dragoon Guard ...
who fought in the 1815 Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815, near Waterloo, Belgium, Waterloo (at that time in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, now in Belgium). A French army under the command of Napoleon was defeated by two of the armie ...
, became a landlord at the establishment when it was known as the Golf Inn. He was the last known Scot involved in the battle when he died, aged 97.– BBC
See also
*List of listed buildings in Crail, Fife
This is a list of listed buildings in the parish of Crail in Fife, Scotland.
List
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* List of Category A listed buildings in Fife
This is a list of Category A listed buildings in the Fife council area in east-central Scotland.
In Scotland, the term listed building refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of "special architectural or histo ...
References
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* Listed buildings in Crail Hotels in Fife Hotel buildings completed in the 18th century Listed hotels in Scotland Category A listed buildings in Fife 18th-century establishments in Scotland {{Scotland-struct-stub