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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECHT HOUSE (Remains of) | Echt House (Remains of) Echt House (Remains of) Echt House (Remains of) |
Mr. Henry. Mill Croft Mr. May. Dunecht House Mr. Malcolm. Echt. |
073 | The remains of the Ancient Mansion house of Echt Barony, which local tradition states was nearly destroyed by fire in the middle of the 17th Century, by the orders of the Marquis of Montrose: they consist of part of the Outer wall of the Court Yard, it has been very substantial, strengthened by buttresses, and pierced by an Ornamental Arched Gateway still nearly entire: its modern use is to form the east end of one of the Yards of the farm house of "Old Echt" to Convenience which a Modern Gateway has been pierced through it. |
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[Page] 65Aberdeenshire -- Parish of Echt
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