Historical Sites

The House of Dun

The House of Dun is a National Trust for Scotland property in the parish of Dun, west of Montrose in Angus, Scotland.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 1743. The writer and poet Violet Jacob (1863 – 1946), author of "Flemington" and "Tales of Angus", was a member of the Kennedy-Erskine family and was born in the house.

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