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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KINFAUNS CASTLE | Kinfauns Castle Kinfauns Castle Kinfauns Castle Kinfauns Castle Kinfauns Kinfauns Castle |
J. Bell Esq Factor Alexander Brown New Stat: Acct:[Statistical Account] of Perthshire Johnston's Co. [County] Map Stobies Co. [County] Map Valn. [Valuation] Roll of Co. [County] 1857-8 |
098 | [Situation] About ¾ mile E. [East] from Kinnoull Hill A large & very handsome mansion with an estate pleasure grounds & offices attached. It is the family Mansion of the Rt. Hon. [Right Honourable] Lord Gray. The estate of Kinfauns was presented by Robert the Bruce to Sir Thomas Charteris, a French Knight, for espousing the cause of the Scotch in the war with England. It then passed into the hands of the family of Carnegie of North Esk from it passed to that of Blair, whose heiress married the grandfather of the present Lord Gray. It is a modern building built on the site of an old baronial residence |
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Ordnance Survey - Perth county, OS Name Books - Perth county - Volume 41 - Parish of Kinfauns, OS1/25/41
This volume contains information found in the parish of Kinfauns.
Ordnance Survey - Perth county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Perth, which is in central Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.