Old Photograph St Martins Abbey Scotland

Old photograph of St Martins Abbey mansion near Balbeggie, Perthshire, Scotland. Located 5 miles North of Perth, this was the home of William Macdonald, born in 1822, the only son of General Farquharson, who held 22,600 acres of land in Perthshire and 2801 in Forfarshire, and who claimed the chieftainship of the Clan Colquhoun. The estate, originally called the Kirklands, was purchased by William Macdonald of Ranachan, born 1732, died 1814, a founder of the Highland and Agricultural Society; and the mansion was built for him.



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