coplani
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Another Photo....Taken front of Dunnottar House early 20 Century...see attached...
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Lass
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Wow Coplani, these are wonderful photos!!! What a treasure.
It really looks like it was a beautiful place, such a shame, such a pity, that it's no longer there. 
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coplani
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Yes,
It was a beautiful place...I also remember Fetteresso Castle and the grounds. which was owned laterly by a farmer called Jamed Farquahar...who farmed at "The Feathers", just outside Stonehaven..He was an uncle so I visited there many times.
However Fetteresso deteriorated after the previous owners removed the roof..again to save rates....and eventually only the shell remained...However Fetteresso was redeveloped and made into executive flats...
It is a shame that these 2 properties ended up derelict..They would have been magnificent properties had the owners survived the then economic climate...But that is life... nothing stays the same and times change...I think even more rapidly today.
There would have been many other properties/ estates that ended in the same way...
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JamieL
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Hi Lass
Charles McKay Forbes, who sold the house in 1900, was my great grandfather. My mother has the sale particulars at home, which have all the details of the house (albeit in Victorian estate agent speak!) and a few pictures. When I am at home over Christmas I will try to take some copies and post them.
If you could PM the picture you have at some point, I'd be very grateful.
IMJC - it's amazing to me to think that you actually lived there! I'm fascinated by the photos: I wonder if the earlier one has any of my relatives in it.
Best
Jamie
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Lass
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Hi Jaimie!
What a wonderful heritage you have! I'd love to see anything you can find on the house, it's really grabbed me and I'm not sure why!!
PM on the way to you as requested.
I look forward to hearing more, so excited!
Lass
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JamieL
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Hi Lass
Here are some pictures from the sale particulars for the sale in 1900. Hope they may be of interest to you, or anyone else with an interest in the house.
Jamie
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JamieL
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And a few more
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JamieL
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And more!
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JamieL
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And more...
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JamieL
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Last one.
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Lass
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Jamie!!! How wonderful, thank you for sharing these!!!! I'm off to take a good look/read through these now, you're an absolute star!!! Thankyou thankyou thankyou! 
Lass x
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coplani
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Yes,
This is the house as I remember it....Fascinating pictures...Thank you very much...Memories are a wonderful thing....I must mention this to my brother George when I see him in the New Year...Maybe he will add some more details...I've still to ask him if he has any old photos of Dunnottar...But I would think not as we did not have a camera...The photo in the wood must have been taken by someone else...
IMJC.
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