Accessibility

Font Size

100% 150% 200%

Background Colour

Default Contrast
Close Reset

Following the launch of trove.scot in February 2025 we are now planning the retiral of some of our webservices. Canmore will be switched off on 24th June 2025. Information about the closure can be found on the HES website: Retiral of HES web services | Historic Environment Scotland

Architecture Notes

Event ID 831528

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Architecture Notes

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/831528

EXTERNAL REFERENCE:

Scottish Records Office

GD 123/137

A/c by John Erskine of Dun to John Adam, Architect, for Mrs Erskine's tomb.

1748

GD 123/136

3 accounts. Lord Dun to William Adam, marble chimneypieces and other furnishings 1737-42

GD 123/280

A/c for furniture due to William Trotter of Edinburgh.

1828

GD123/361

Sketch showing proposed poultry yard, with estimate for building it, n.d. (18th century).

GD 123/363

Pencil sketches of a house - facade & ground plan n.d. (18th C) Amateur 2 schemes for adding wings.

GD 123/403

Pencil sketch of a formal garden n.d. (18th). (Amateur)

GD 123/428

Account due to Thomas Gardner, Wright in Montrose, for work for Lord Dun's House of Dun, with opinion of William Adam, Architect in Edinburgh, and James Runciman, wright there, that the prices charged are reasonable.

15 March 1738.

GD 123/363

Rough pencil sketches of elevation and a plan of a house.

ND.

GD 123/120

Proposed house to be built for David Erskine at Dun. Description of [Alexander] McGill's design followed by [Lord Mar's] criticism of the plan and details of his own proposals.

1723

GD 123/420

'Account of his expense for his new house'.

Item noted in Account between Lord Dun and Alexander Erskine, his brother. The expense is recorded as #1,155.3.10 (Scots).

1740

GD 123/428

Expense of wright's work at Dun House.

Wiliam Adam's and James Runciman's opinion of the account between Lord Dun and Thomas Gardiner for wright's work 1730-1737.

Signed 1738.

GD 123/136

The interior decoration of Dun House.

William Adam's account includes:

William Morris's account for chimney glasses.

William Strachan's account for carving.

1742

GD 123/433

The New Garret rooms in the House of Dun.

Payments to tradesmen noted in the Account between the Hon. John Erskine, Kennedy Erskine and David Scott, younger of Newton.

1828

GD 123/280

Repair of the Lodge at the West Gate of Dun House.

Account from Rogert Dalgarno for Mason, slater, plumber and plaster work.

1830

GD 123/398

Diningroom plaster work in Dun House.

Receipted account for mouldings, ornaments and ornamental friezes from Alexander Reid.

It amounts to #6.19.0.

1816

GD 123/136

It amounts to #97.7.2 and includes marble chimney pieces, chimney glasses, Dutch tiles and payments made for carving and gilding of chimney frames.

173701742

GD 123/136

The interior decoration of Dun House.

Account from William Strachan sent to William Adam, Architect [1689-1748].

It includes charges made for carving and gilding of 2 chimney frames and 2 pieces of cornice of a moulding.

1742

GD 123/403

Plan for a formal garden.

ND

GD 123/405

Proposed scullerey to be built at Dun House.

Estimate from Robert Dalgarno to execute the work according to his plan for #47.3.0.

1829

GD 123/

Building and repair work at Dun House.

Receipted account amounting to #221.13.3 from Robert Dalgarno.

GD 123/446

Measurement of the rooms of the house of Dun.

It includes the measurement of the Patch'd Room, The Room upon the Timber Stairhead, Mr Erskine's Room, The BIlliard Room, The Vestibule, The Ladies' Room, The Little Dining Room, The Drawing Room, The Intersole Rooms and The Stair.

1760

GD 123/428

Wright's work at the House of Dun.

Receipt from Thomas Gardiner, Wright in Montrose, for #3, 956.2.0 (Scots) for 'work about' the house.

His work is prices according to measurements and prices determined by William Adam, architect, and James Runciman, wright.

1738

GD 123/

Plasterwork of Dun House.

Account from Joseph Enzer [working 1725-1743].

Said to be present in this collection but not found by me. (I. Grant).

GD 123/

Receipted account from William Adam, Architect [1689-1748] to Lord Dun.

GD 123/280

Proposed building of a Washing House, a Laundry and a Drying House.

Estimate amounting to #178 from Robert Dalgarno for building them according to his plan.

1829

GD 123/137

Heraldry. The making and showing of the Laird of Dun' colours and the gilding and painting of his crest and motto.

Receipted account from Henry Frazer, Herald Painter.

1689

People and Organisations

References