page_title: Abbot House, Dunfermline
section_title: Motto
hierarchical_section_title: Abbot House, Dunfermline / Motto
caption_attribution_description: English: Detail of front of Abbot House, Dunfermline. The motto reads 'Sen vord is thrall and thocht is fre&#160;: Keip veill thy tonge I coinsell the' (Since word is enthrallment and thought is freedom&#160;: keep well thy tongue I counsel thee).
context_page_description: 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.
  In March 2016 it was announced that the Carnegie Dunfermline Trust had taken over ownership of Abbot House, and that they intend to re-open the building to the public. In November 2016 it was announced that Fire Station Creative had been earmarked as the preferred operator, although plans had yet to be finalised and no indication of a possible re-opening date was given. In May 2017 it was reported that a re-opened Abbot House would provide a cafe, restaurant, meeting rooms and suites, and that it was the intention to re-open the cafe "as soon as possible".
  In July 2018 the Carnegie Dunfermline Trust provided an update which stated that 70% of the funding for reopening Abbot House had been secured.
context_section_description: The front of the house bears the motto 'Sen vord is thrall and thocht is fre : Keip veill thy tonge I coinsell the' (Since word is enthrallment and thought is freedom : keep well thy tongue I counsel thee) (see illustration).
  The motto was set there for Robert Pitcairn, Commendator of Dunfermline (d 1584).
caption: Motto 'Sen vord is thrall' on front of Abbot House
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