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Architecture Notes
Event ID 744895
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Architecture Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/744895
ARCHITECT: William Burn 1836 Alterations and additions (New Wing)
REFERENCE:
Scottish Record Office:
Neill Campbell, lime quarrier at Blair:
1738, burning at lime kiln
McLearin (or McClaren), James, mason in Rower,
1738-1739, work in quarry,
slaping drawing room, winning flags, building park at Bromhall, building gate and dyke, rigging stone for house of Colwell Total (pounds) 121.9.8 Sc
McGlasshan, James, smith in Larchlosk
1739, April, work at lime quarry (lime burning and blasting stones at garden of Weem)
(pounds) 57.12
Toshach, Angus, mason,
1736-1737, work at quarry (pounds) 62.6.10
1739, work at Biggin parks and kiln (pounds) 38.15.4
all GD 50/134/5 (Menzies of Weem)
1746 ff Endless petitions, inventories and memorials, incl. to D. of Cumberland via Sir Edw. Fawkener, from Sir Rob. Menzies claiming (pounds) 200 damage done to Castle Menzies by garrisin, with letter to him from Fawkener (3 May 1750) disclaiming Cumberland's responsibility being a Govt matter; and copy Sir Robert to Duke of Argyll (1754) enclosing his memorial to Fawkener to present to Cumberland, being urgent as he cannot use house till repaired, and begging him to "Countenance my Claim which I have rather keept on the moderate side than otherways": sent to MrMackenzie to present to Henry Pelham, and to Baron Maule to present to Argyll.
McGregor Colln GD50/128
1747 Word done by: Daniel Ross, upholsterer, Alexr Dallas, silk dyer, Adam Anderson, pewterer, Andrew Wilson, smith, James McLearin, mason (for kitchen and cellar repairs) (all of Edinburgh) with dimensions and names of room at Castle Menzies, and notes of court actions on same 1746-1749 and attestations of some damage made by David Hendrie (or Henry) wright at Taymouth, and Donald Menzies, wright at Castle Menzies or Weem (1746).
Other work by Duncan McLaren, coppersmith, Edinburgh - 1747.
See also under JOHN DOUGLAS.
McGregor Colln GD50/128
Masonwork at Castle Menzies. Account for mason's time due to Alexander Gowan.
1738 GD/369/135
NMRS REFERENCE:
PLANS:
Dunn & Findlay Collection alterations to drainage system 1903
