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Camperdown House
< Admiral Adam Duncan by Henry Raeburn
Located in the grounds of Camperdown Country Park in the northwest of Dundee, Camperdown House
was built in 1828 for the 1st Earl of Camperdown, Robert Duncan, on his Lundie Estate. Duncan was the
son of naval hero Admiral Adam Duncan (1731 -1804) who had defeated the French at the Battle of
Camperdown in 1797. Designed by William Burn (1789 - 1870), the house was built in a neo-classical
style.
In Liff and Benvie parish, Forfarshire, the mansion, 1¾ mile NW of Lochee, and 3½ miles of Dundee, was
named after Admiral Lord Duncan's victory over the Dutch in 1797. Built by the admiral's son, who was
raised to the earldom of Camperdown in 1831, it superseded the original seat of the family, Lundie
House, in the neighbouring parish of Lundie; and is an elegant edifice of white sandstone in the Grecian
style, with a massive octostyle Ionic portico and finely embellished grounds. At the top of the principal
staircase is a large and spirited painting of the battle of Camperdown. Rt. Adam Duncan Haldane, present
and third Earl (b. 1841; suc. 1867), holds 6770 acres in the shire, valued at £8241 per annum.
51. Acting, James, 4th Earl of Fife 1814-16
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Duff%2C_4th_Earl_of_Fife
James Duff, 4th Earl Fife KT (6 October 1776 – 9 March 1857) was a Scottish nobleman.
Duff was the son of Alexander Duff, 3rd Earl Fife and Mary Skene.
He volunteered to help the Spaniards against Napoleon, and fought at Talavera as a major-general in the
Spanish service.
He was Member of Parliament for Banffshire from 1818 to 1827. In 1827 he inherited Skene House in
Aberdeenshire from his mother's family.
He was appointed a Knight of the Thistle and created Baron Fife in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1827.
This title became extinct on his death.
He was Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire from 1813-1856.
http://www.dufftown.co.uk/htryduff.htm
Dufftown: Founded in 1817 by James Duff, 4th Earl of Fife, it was initially named Balvenie which was
close to the small hamlet of Laichie. The Earl instigated the building of Dufftown to give employment after the Napoleonic Wars.
Dufftown's perfect water sources soon saw it become a centre for the distilling industry - both legal and illegal. Today, its distilleries
produce some of the most famous whiskies in the world, including Glenfiddich, Glendullan, Kininvie, Mortlach, Balvenie and
Dufftown-Glenlivet.
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