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Site of the manse of the parson of Oyne. It had been removed prior to 1725. The manses surrounding the Cathedral were all named for different areas in the diocese of Aberdeen. The different areas provided the prebend, or payment, for the canons who worked in St Machar's Cathedral. The location of the manses of the canons of the cathedral gave the name to this part of Old Aberdeen, the Canonry or Chanonry. This manse was located between the manses of Rayne to the north and Banchory-Devenick to the south with the road to the cathedral to the east (The Chanonry Road). Many of the manses in the Chanonry were built in the later medieval period but no documentary evidence for this manse has been found to suggest a foundation in this period. However, if many of the Chanonry manses were established in the 14th or 15th century, St. Katherine's may have been as well. Sometime in the 15th century there were complaints that the manses were run-down and boundary walls needed to be repaired. The canons who resided in the manses were instructed to fix the walls or be penalised (Morgan, Old Aberdeen, 36). The household items in the medieval manses were to be handed down by each canon to his successor and may have included simple bed linen, kitchen utensils, and necessary furniture for the public room and items needed for the brewing of ale. Any later owners of this manse have not been found but it was listed as habitable in the 1630s. The manse was taken down in the mid-18th century and the entry gate was left. On the Ordnance Survey Maps of 1867-9 and 1900-4 there was a house on the site that sits further back from the Chanonry road; this house is still evident today.
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Aberdeen City
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NJ90NW0192 - OYNE MANSE, THE CHANONRY, OLD ABERDEEN