House of Dun

House of Duns

The south (top) and north (bottom) sides of the House of Dun, illustration in William Adams Vitruvius Scoticus .

House of Dun and the adjacent Montrose Basin Nature Reserve are owned by the National Trust for Scotland in Angus , Scotland .

The Dun Estate was the home of the Erskine family (later Kennedy-Erskine) from 1375 to 1980. The current house was designed by architect William Adam and completed in 1730. Elaborate wall decorations exist in some rooms. Writer and poet Violet Jacob was a member of the Kennedy-Erskine family and was born in this house.

history

Archaeological excavations have shown that the neighboring area was already inhabited by humans 9,000 years ago.

Web links

Commons : House of Dun - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Ian Gow, Clare Meredith: Three Historic Houses, Three Conservation Approaches: Three Decades in the National Trust for Scotland , 2012

56.729277 -2.540306Coordinates: 56 ° 43 ′ 45.4 " N , 2 ° 32 ′ 25.1" W.