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Abbot House is the oldest building in Dunfermline. Lying in the shadow of Dunfermline's great abbey church, the core of the building is 16th-century. A heritage centre until August 2015, the centre closed following failed attempts by Abbot House Heritage Centre Trust to find alternative funding. 

Abbot House was used by the commendators of Dunfermline Abbey, including by Robert Pitcairn, who probably built or remodelled the house. The abbey property soon passed to the Seton Earls of Dunfermline, then went to Captain James Stewart, Earl of Arran, while other owners included the Master of Gray, the Gordon Earl of Huntly, and Anne of Denmark, wife of James VI.