House of Dun

Across the Basin, four miles west of Montrose, is the Palladian House of Dun (July & Aug daily 11am-5.30pm; Easter weekend, May, June & Sept daily 1.30-5.30pm; Oct Sat & Sun 1.30-5.30pm; NTS; £6, grounds only £1), accessible on the regular Montrose-Brechin bus #30 - ask the driver to let you off outside. Built in 1730 for David Erskine, Laird of Dun, to designs by William Adam, the house was opened to the public in 1989 after extensive restoration, and is crammed full of period furniture and objets d'art. Inside, the ornate relief plasterwork is the most impressive feature, extravagantly emblazoned with Jacobite symbolism.