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Site of the manse of the parson of Cruden. It was totally demolished between 1712 and 1715. 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 Deer manse on the south and Ellon on the north, 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 14th or 15th century, Cruden 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. There is only one reference to a later owner of this manse, John Livingstone, who received an annual rent of 13s 4d from this property in 1591/1 which he received from the former rector of Cruden (not known). When Alexander Fraser sold Kincardine manse to George Connon in 1712, this manse was also included. The building had been demolished sometime in the 18th century, presumably by Connon, and another house built on the site . As of today, there is another house built on the site of Cruden and Ellon manses.
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Aberdeen City
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NJ90NW0189 - CRUDEN MANSE, 8 CHANONRY, OLD ABERDEEN