House of Dun

The House of Dun is an 18th century laird's mansion designed by William Adam and finished in 1743. It was the home of the Erskine family until 1980. The last laird was Millicent Lovett who moved in to an estate property in 1948, shifted all the furnishings in to the attic and let the propery to a local farming family who used it as a bed and breakfast. Millicent never returned and on her death in 1980 the property was left to the National Trust for Scotland. It soon became apparent that all of the origianl furnishings were still stored in the attic and this has enabled the house to be restored to its condition in bygone days. We went for a tour last month which was split in two parts to show the 'upstairs/downstairs' life styles of the time. The 'head od staff', suitably attired in clothes of the day, took us around the lower floors and explained how the house worked before passing us on to the 'lady of the house' who presented the 'posh' part and it was a fascinating insight in to life in on an estate nearly 300 years ago. Afterwards there are gardens and woodlands to be walked if you feel inclined. Well worth a visit.