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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONZIE CASTLE | Monzie Castle Monzie Castle Monzie Castle Monzie Castle House of Monzie Monzie-house Monzie Ho [House] |
Mr. John Laurie Mr. William Lyall Mr. Thomas Soutar Valuation Roll 1857-8 New Statistical Account Fullarton's Gazetteer Johnston's Co. [County] Map |
095 | A fine castellated Mansion, situated a little below the village of Monzie, three stories in height, offices one, property of William Johnstone Esqr. "In the garden of Monzie are five larches, remarkable for their age, growth and symmetry. They are coeval with the celebrated larches of Dunkeld, having been brought along with them to the country from the same place, and are now superior to them in beauty and size. The tallest measures 102 feet in perpendicular height: another is 22 feet in circumference at the ground, 16 feet, and at the distance of 2½ feet from the ground, 16 feet, and it throws out branches to the extraordinary distance of 48 and 55 feet from the trunk. The late Duke of Athol, it would appear, evinced a more than ordinary degree of interest in the progress of those fine trees, - sending his gardener annually thither to observe their growth. When this functionery returned and made his wonted report, that the larches at Monzie were leaving those of Dunkeld behind in the race, his Grace would joculerly allege, that his srvant had permitted General Campbell's good cheer to impair his powers of observation." New Statistical Account |
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