House of Dun

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The south front (top) and north front of the House of Dun, as illustrated in William Adam's Vitruvius Scoticus.
The south front (top) and north front of the House of Dun, as illustrated in William Adam's Vitruvius Scoticus.

House of Dun, together with the adjacent Montrose Basin nature reserve, is a National Trust for Scotland property in Angus, Scotland.

The Dun Estate was home to the Clan Erskine family from 1375 until 1980, but archaeological evidence shows that people have lived here for at least 9000 years. John Erskine of Dun was a key figure in the Scottish Reformation. The current house was designed by William Adam and was finished in 1730. There is elaborate plasterwork in some of the rooms.

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The proximate area evinces archaeological evidence of early man. Besides finds at the House of Dun property itself, there is a large standing stone a few miles to the north known as the Stone of Morphie.

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