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He lived in the medieval Largo House, of which only a tower now remains, three hundred yards west of the parish church. The oldest part of today's church dates back to 1623, but it was clearly built on the site of an earlier one. Sir Andrew linked his house and the church with what is believed to be
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Palladian Largo House built c. 1750 by James Durham. This now stands as a shell after being partially demolished by Charles Brand of Dundee Ltd in 1951, on the instructions of the owners, the
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