page_title: Dirnanean House
section_title: Historic description of the estate
hierarchical_section_title: Dirnanean House / History of the Estate / Historic description of the estate
caption_attribution_description: English: Photo of James Small (1835-1900), Laird of Dirnanean peering out of the window of his summer house above the Dirnanean Burn
context_page_description: Dirnanean House is part of a private, traditional Highland estate located near Enochdhu in Moulin parish, Blairgowrie, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, 10 miles ENE of Pitlochry. The Dirnanean estate is situated adjacent to the 64-mile waymarked Cateran Trail.
  Dirnanean's steading house, lime kiln and shepherd's house are all Category B listed buildings.
  The name Dirnanean is likely a derivation of Gaelic term Dur-nan-eun meaning "the birds' water" or alternately, but similarly, Doire nan Eun meaning "bird grove".
context_section_description: An 1880 description  of the Dirnanean estate described it as follows:
  The byres and stables are kept remarkably tidy being paragons of cleanliness in their way: while the dairy etc., are a perfect treat.  The various kinds of stock grace their habitation.  The accommodation of the farm servants is really comfortable.  The policy grounds are very tastefully laid out, and the avenue is one of the nicest to be seen.  A fine burn runs along the east side of the steading, the mansion and the avenue and joins the Ardle at the hamlet of Enochdhu.  The burn flows through a deep den, which is prettily laid out with walks and rockeries and constructed with 'creature stones'.  Here, also, is a nice heather or summer house perched on a precipice, overhanging a still pool and from which a charming view is obtained of two small cascades.  The approach is also very lovely.  Ardle's grave is situated here.
caption: James Small in the Dirnanean Summer House
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