House of Dun

The south front (top) and north front of the House of Dun, as illustrated in William Adam's Vitruvius Scoticus.

The House of Dun is a National Trust for Scotland property in the parish of Dun, west of Montrose in Angus, Scotland. [1][2]

The Dun Estate was home to the Erskine (later Kennedy-Erskine) family from 1375 until 1980. John Erskine of Dun was a key figure in the Scottish Reformation. The current house was designed by William Adam and was finished in 1730. There is elaborate plaster-work in some of the rooms. The writer and poet Violet Jacob was a member of the Kennedy-Erskine family and was born in the house.

The adjacent Montrose Basin nature reserve, part of the estuary of the South Esk, is also a National Trust for Scotland property.

Ancient history

The proximate area evinces archaeological evidence of early man dating back 9,000 years. Besides finds at the House of Dun property itself, there is a large standing stone a few miles to the north known as the Stone of Morphie.

References

  1. ↑ Doe, John. "House of Dun". Undiscovered Scotland. Undiscovered Scotland. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  2. ↑ Doe, John. "House Of Dun & Montrose Basin Nature Reserve". The National Trust of Scotland. National Trust For Scotland. Retrieved 2016-04-04.

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Coordinates: 56°43′45″N 2°32′25″W / 56.729277°N 2.540306°W / 56.729277; -2.540306


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