OS1/13/41/20
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUNBOG HOUSE | Dunbog House Dunbog House Dunbog House |
Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Gilchrist, Ph. [Parish] Manse. Mr. Edmonston, Dunbog. Statist. Acct. of Co. [Statistical Account of County] |
005 | [situation] About 15 chains W.N.W. [West North West] of Dunbog Church. A large and neatly built mansion house with offices all in good repair attached to it is a well enclosed garden and a large farm of ground now all under cultivation. It is the property of the Earl of Zetland. The Mansion house or a part of it only is at present occupied by a Hind employed on the farm, there is a local tradition in connection with this mansion, namely "that it was first built by Cardinal Beaton." the Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Gilchrist parish minister of Dunbog says this is incorrect as [it] was long after the death of Cardinal Beaton when this estate of Dunbog came to be the property of the Beaton or Bethunes of Balfour, descendants of the same family by some of whom it must have been built. It is built on the site of the preceptory of Gadvan a small detached religious house belonging to the Abbey of Balmerino, and usually occupied by Monks from the above Abbey, who kept a school or preceptory in it officiated clerically a Small Chapel adjoining it and the [remnant] is still in the adjoining Grave Yard. |
| Site of PRECEPTORY OF GADVAN | Preceptory of Gadvan Preceptory of Gadvan Preceptory of Gadvan Preceptory of Gadvan |
Leighton's Hist. [History] of Fife. New Stat.Acct. [Statistical Account] Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Gilchrist. Mr. Edmonston. |
005 | [situation] About 15 chains W.N.W. [West North West] of Dunbog Church. A large and neatly built mansion house with offices all in good repair attached to it is a well enclosed garden and a large farm of ground now all under cultivation. It is the property of the Earl of Zetland. The Mansion house or a part of it only is at present occupied by a Hind employed on the farm, there is a local tradition in connection with this mansion, namely "that it was first built by Cardinal Beaton." the Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Gilchrist parish minister of Dunbog says this is incorrect as [it] was long after the death of Cardinal Beaton when this estate of Dunbog came to be the property of the Beaton or Bethunes of Balfour, descendants of the same family by some of whom it must have been built. It is built on the site of the preceptory of Gadvan a small detached religious house belonging to the Abbey of Balmerino, and usually occupied by Monks from the above Abbey, who kept a school or preceptory in it officiated clerically a Small Chapel adjoining it and the [remnant] is still in the adjoining Grave Yard. |
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20 Parish of Dunbog Plan 5C Trace No. 4[Printers note] Should not Dunbog House be in [Plump] ? Preceptory of Gadvan only in German Text? O.M.O.
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As there are no specific remarks for Preceptory of Gadvan I have included the entire description for the mansion of Dunbog House built on the site.Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
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