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Site of a manse, also known as the Treasurer's House. 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. The parson of Daviot was the treasurer of the cathedral and in charge of all the valuables, furnishings and vestments that belonged to the Cathedral. This manse was in an ideal location for this senior member of the Cathedral community. It was conveniently near to the cathedral between the manse of Belhelvie to the west and Kirkton of Seaton (Dean's Manse) to the east with the entrance to the churchyard directly opposite. 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, Daviot may have been as well since the treasurer would have had to reside near the cathedral. 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. There are few details of the later owners of this manse but there was a confirmation charter of October 1590 granting the manse to Walter Gordon of Westhall. The manse was demolished prior to 1725. The site of this manse and garden are now included within the grounds of Chanonry Lodge (NJ90NW1352).
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NJ90NW0201 - DAVIOT MANSE, 13 CHANONRY, OLD ABERDEEN