Dwór w Skotnikach nad Pilicą

Skotniki is loca ted on the river Pilica a lon g the historical borderland b e tw e en Little Poland and Great Poland. T he spatial planning o f this small and unpro sp e rou s v illage recalls a small tow n , w ith a rectangular market square and streets leading to and from it. Th e village has tw o ex tan t six te en th - century buildings: a w o o d e n church and a ston e manor h ou se , both foun d ed by Mikołaj Wspinek, k n ow also as Spinek, ow n e r o f several nearby villages. T he manor hou se was erec ted in the first half o f the six te en th century ou t o f local ston e . Th e cellars and g round flo o r we r e co v e r ed with barrel vaults. Th e building was r edesigned twice: a north w in g w as added in the se v en te enth century, fo llow ed by a south w in g , w ith o u t cellars. T h e w in d ow and d o o r op en in g s preserve ston e frames: the sim ple, o ld e st exam ple sh ow s traces o f grates and the later com e from the first stage in the e x p an sion o f the manor house. All the w o o d en e lem en ts o f the building: the roof, c e ilin g s and w o o dw o rk we r e damaged in 1 9 1 5 , during the first w o r ld war. Repair initiated in 1 9 7 9 was halted several years later by the n ew ow n e r — the local parish which is unable to m e e t the co sts o f con se rv a tion .