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Site of the manse of the parson of Deer. It was demolished before 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 on the west side of the Chanonry, with Cruden manse to the north, Kincardine O'Neil on the south, with the road to the cathedral to the east. Many of the manses in the Chanonry were built in the later medieval period. There was some evidence that this manse was built or founded in the mid-15th century (1452) when the prebend of Deer was established at the cathedral and his manse mentioned (Reg. Epis. Aber., 270-1). 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 and the manse was demolished sometime in the late 18th century.
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Historic Environment Records (HER) 
Aberdeen City
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NJ90NW0188 - DEER MANSE, 7 CHANONRY, OLD ABERDEEN