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at Moredun, but by nothing so worthless as your 

 soul ! " 



It is not generally known that Moredun was called 

 after the hill of that name on the Moncrieff estate at 

 Perth, Baron Moncrieff being a scion of that family. 

 In the charter-chest and library there are some rare 

 MSS. of great antiquarian and historical interest. 



Stenhouse. — Contiguous to the grounds of More- 

 dun is the hamlet of Stenhouse, which is picturesquely 

 situated in the wooded glen through which flows the 

 Burdiehouse burn. This hamlet appears at one time 

 to have been larger than it is now, though a century 

 ago the inhabitants numbered only 175. There is 

 little history of an interesting character associated 

 with it, except that it is the birthplace of John 

 Simpson, the celebrated architect, whose remains lie 

 interred in the new church of St Chad, at Shrewsbury. 

 He was architect for the bridges of Bewdley, Dunkeld, 

 and Bonar, the aqueducts of Pontoysclite and Chirk, 

 the locks and basins of the Caledonian Canal, and 

 the church of St Chad, in which he is now interred. 

 It may be also mentioned that Bessie Lecost and 



