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Standing Building Recording
Date 1 October 2013 - 15 December 2013
Event ID 1026885
Category Recording
Type Standing Building Recording
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1026885
NO 66762 59850 A standing building survey was carried out, October – December 2013, of the B-listed House of Dun Mausoleum. The survey included desk-based research plus fieldwork consisting of analysis, photography and terrestrial laser scanning of the structure. The survey has identified evidence for four main phases of the building’s development:
Phase 1: Medieval (late 14th-century origins)
Phase 2: Remodelling and repair in the early 18th century
Phase 3: Conversion to a mausoleum
Phase 4: Modern maintenance and repairs
The building preserves evidence of its medieval fabric in the E elevation and parts of the N and S, with other features in the burial vaults and W gable that may be original. The documented remodelling and repairs, which took place in the early 18th century, are evident in raised walls and enlarged window apertures. The conversion to a mausoleum involved dismantling the western part of the structure, levelling and raising walls, creating an additional burial chamber and inserting barrel vaults. The vaults contain several burials of Erskine family members.
The building has several pressing conservation issues, including a cracked asbestos butterfly roof, inadequate drainage provision, inappropriate finishes and the degraded state of the burials. A report was written which provides an assessment of the assets and proposes strategies for conservation, evaluation and restoration/repair work.
C Francoz and O Lelong – Northlight Heritage
(Source: DES, Volume 16; OASIS ID: northlig1-309970)
