Rectory House, formerly the Dean's House, is a historic building in Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Standing adjacent to the gates to Dunkeld Cathedral at the western end of Cathedral Street, it is a Category B listed building dating to c. 1715. It is two storeys, with a five-window frontage and later attic dormers.[1]
Rectory House | |
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Former names | Dean's House |
General information | |
Address | Cathedral Street Dunkeld |
Country | Scotland |
Coordinates | 56°33′55″N 3°35′19″W / 56.5652°N 3.5886°W |
Completed | c. 1715 |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 2 |
Other information | |
Public transit access | Dunkeld and Birnam |
Listed Building – Category B | |
Official name | Dean's House (now Recory House), Cathedral Street (N.) |
Designated | 5 October 1971 |
Reference no. | LB5640 |
In 1787, fiddler Niel Gow entertained Robert Burns here.[2][3]
See also
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edit- ^ "DEAN'S HOUSE (NOW RECTORY HOUSE), CATHEDRAL STREET (N.) (LB5640)". portal.historicenvironment.scot. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ The St. Andrew's Society of San Francisco, newsletter, volume 157, no. 1, January 2020
- ^ "Niel Gow, 1727 - 1807. Violinist and composer" – National Galleries Scotland