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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Site of) House of Nairne (Site of) House of Nairne (Site of) House of Nairne |
Mr. William Duff Capt. [Captain] McDuff Mr. George Porter |
073 | The site of a large Mansion said to have had 365 windows, it was never occupied; It was erected to supply the place of the old mansion which had previously been destroyed by fire, and at the attainture of Lord Nairne for his participation in the rebellion of 1745, the house was demolished by the Duke of Atholl, who became possessor of the estate by purchase. There is nothing on the ground to indicate its site, neither is it known to a certainty, the precise date at which its erection commenced, but it is generally supposed to have been near the end of the 17th. or the beginning of the 18th. century. "The Old House of Nairne having been consumed by fire, a new mansion was erected at great expense, nor was it completely finished at the Rebellion of 1745. Sixty masons were employed three years in building it; and were, every Saturday evening during all that time, treated at his Lordship's expense, in a public house at Loak, each with a large oat cake, a salt herring, and a pint of ale, equal to four English pints. Many who saw the foundation of this house laid, lived to see it taken down to the ground. It was sold, and the materials carried off; and it is said that the clock and weathercock on the spire of the hospital at Perth were originally on the house of Nairne." New Statistical Account |
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[Page] 106Perthshire -- Parish of Auchtergaven
[Entry in List of Names has been crossed out with note:]
Cancelled
[Initialled] F. E. P.
Capt. R.E. [Captain Royal Engineers]
Transcriber's notes
This page is to some extent a duplicate of the previous, but despite the note in first column, has been transcribed for interest.Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Alison James- Moderator, Brenda Pollock
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