We set off from Dunfermline to Kirkcaldy to pick up the rest of the group. The weather was set fair and warmed up as we travelled to the House of Dun.

The house looks out over the Montrose Basin and was built in 1732 to 1743 for David Erskine, 13th Laird of Dun who was an Edinburgh lawyer and wanted a bigger home than the tower house, to show off his status. It was designed by William Adam, embellished by the plasterwork of Joseph Enzer.  This is mainly in the entrance and the salon and is truly amazing.

Our guide, dressed as Isabella the cook, showed us around the house. The National Trust for Scotland took over the house in 1980 and it was finally opened to the public on the 300th anniversary of the death of William Adam, by the late Queen Mother.

The house has two main bedrooms with four-poster beds and beautiful woolwork and embroidery done by Lady Augusta Fitzclarence. There is a wonderful shower and a slipper bath on display. The main rooms have cabinets of Eastern ceramics and lots of portraits. Downstairs there is a magnificent kitchen, wine cellar, fishing rod and gun room.