Basic Site Details Name: | House of Dun | Town, district or village: | Dun | City or county: | Angus | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | A listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | William Hill, joiner, crafted the central door on the N side of the saloon in 1795. | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Country House | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1723 | | Plans drawn up | Design of centre front | | 1730 | c. 1740 | Build/construction | | | 1829 | | Proposed | New scullery - estimate for building to Dalgarno's plan - £47 3s | | 1829 | | Proposed | Washing House, Laundry and Drying House - Estimate amounting to £178 from Robert Dalgarno for building them according to his plan. | | 1985 | 1989 | Restoration | Removal of replacement entrance front and restoration to original appearance. Internal alterations. |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | John Erskine, 6th or 22nd Earl of Mar | | J | 1723 | | Produced design for centre front. | | William Adam | | B | 1730 | c. 1740 | | | Robert Dalgarno | | | 1829 | | New scullery, Washing House, Laundry and Drying House | | Cunningham Jack Fisher Purdom | | B | 1985 | 1989 | Removal of replacement entrance front and restoration to original appearance. Internal alterations. | | Kenneth Ashmore Ramsden Purdom | | B | 1985 | 1989 | Removal of replacement entrance front and restoration to original appearance. Internal alterations. | | Peter George Fisher | | B | 1985 | 1989 | Removal of replacement entrance front and restoration to original appearance. Internal alterations. | | William Murray Jack | | B | 1985 | 1989 | Removal of replacement entrance front and restoration to original appearance - mainly responsible. Internal alterations. |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Adam, William | 1820 | Vitruvius Scoticus | | | Plates 57-58 - earlier scheme . Plates 69-70 - scheme by William Adam | | Gifford, John | 2012 | The Buildings of Scotland: Angus and Dundee | | Yale | p525-9 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Country Life | 20 November 1986 | | | | | Country Life | 22 June 1989 | | | | | RIAS Chartered Architect | September 1999 | 10.7 | | Obituary of Bill Jack |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Gifts and deposits | GD 123/405 | | | National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Gifts and deposits | GD 123/280 | |
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