Delvine House
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- 1714
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Delvine House
Delvine House was built around 1714 and was the home of the Mackenzie family. This shows the original house which was demolished around 1960/61. The house that is seen today was built in the 1970s.
On the death of John Mackenzie in 1731 the estate was inherited by his eldest son Alexander, who sold it to his younger brother John Mackenzie. John had no children and when he died in 1805 the estate was inherited by his great-nephew Alexander Muir (1764-1835) who adopted the surname Muir Mackenzie. In 1805 he became the 1st Baronet of Delvine and was known as Sir Alexander Muir Mackenzie. He had eight daughters and one son, Sir John William Pitt Muir Mackenzie (1806 – 1855) who became the 2nd Baronet of Delvine. He was succeeded in 1855 by his son Sir Alexander Muir Mackenzie (1840 – 1909) who became the 3rd Baronet of Delvine.
A memorial to him was erected in the village of Spittalfield. A stone Celtic cross sits above a pedestal on which an inscription reads:
‘TO THE MEMORY OF SIR ALEXANDER MUIR MACKENZIE J.P. D.L. 3RD BARONET AND 6TH LAIRD OF DELVINE. CAPTAIN 78TH HIGHLANDERS BORN JULY 1840 DIED JUNE 1909 LIVING ON HIS ESTATES HE WORKED FOR THE GOOD OF HIS PEOPLE AND HIS GENIAL AND KINDLY PRESENCE ENDEARED HIM TO ALL AS CHAIRMAN OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT COMMITTEE LUNACY BOARD AND COMMISSIONERS OF SUPPLY. ALSO OF THE CAPUTH PARISH COUNCIL AND SCHOOL BOARD HIS DEVOTED ATTENTION TO ALL PUBLIC AFFAIRS WAS OF THE GREATEST SERVICE TO HIS COUNTRY. HE WAS A KEEN ANTIQUARIAN AND A PATRIOTIC SCOTSMAN. THIS CROSS IS ERECTED BY HIS TENANTS NEIGHBOURS AND OTHER FRIENDS.
For further details visit
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muir_Mackenzie_baronets
http://canmore.org.uk/site/163882 https://scotlandsgardens.org/delvine/