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Doune, a modern mansion, in the Rothiemnrchus portion of Duthil parish, E Inverness-shire, on the left bank of the Spey, 2½ miles SSW of Aviemore station. Its owner, Sir John Peter Grant of Rothiemurchus, K. C. B., G.C.M.G. (b. 1807; suc. 1848), was Lieut. -Governor of Bengal 1859-62, and Governor of Jamaica 1866-73; he holds 24,457 acres in the shire, valued at £2291 per annum.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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Feature Description: | "a modern mansion" (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites") |
Administrative units: | Inverness Shire ScoCnty |
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