House of Dun
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
Coordinates: 56 ° 43 ′ 45.4 " N , 2 ° 32 ′ 25.1" W.