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Site of the manse of the parson of either Aberdour or Lomnay. 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 stood on the south side of the Chanonry with St. Katherine's manse on one side, Philorth manse to the north, and the road to the cathedral to the west. 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 14th or 15th century, Lonmay may have been as well. Sometime in the 15th century there were complaints that the manses were run-down and the 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. This manse may be confused with 2 Chanonry (St. Katherine's) as the map in the Records of Old Aberdeen indicate that no. 3 was St. Katherine's Manse. Morgan's map, however, suggests that 3 Chanonry was Lonmay. This site of this manse still exists and a newer house was re- built in the 1930s.
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Aberdeen City
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NJ90NW0186 - ABERDOUR OR LONMAY MANSE, 3 CHANONRY, OLD ABERDEEN