Fintry Answer Key

  1. 35
  2. Died in the fall of 1939 of cancer.
  3. A number of developers tried to turn it into a retirement haven or a resort club.
  4. 1995
  5. Visitors can hike, cycle, or horseback ride along the trails. Visit the Dun-Waters’ buildings that remain. Picnic and camp. Watch birds and wildlife.

Short Answer Questions - B

  1. Garden of Eden
  2. 100
  3. Ayrshire
  4. Old Missus
  5. Fairbridge Farm Schools
  6. 30
  7. Alloway Miss Crummie and White Lily
  8. octagonal
  9. Missus Place
  10. Dunny and Bunny

Longer Answer Questions

  1. He was born in England and raised in Scotland. At 21, he inherited a fortune from his uncle, and he changed his name to Dun-Waters. He was very fond of hunting. When he lived in England, he was Master of the Fox Hounds, and he organized fox hunts. He married Alice, a quiet woman.

  2. His hunting trip to Canada made him want to move to Canada. He liked the great hunting. He could also make a fresh start for himself. He built his own estate. He bought land on Shorts Point and continued to buy more land in the area to enlarge his estate. Except for a short stay during WWI, Dun-Waters never lived in the old country again.



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