See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of. This volume contains information on aberdeenshire place names found in the parish of strichen. Facilities include a shop and community hall as well as a number of attractive cottages, some larger houses, a school and a church. The area was settled in the bronze age by the beaker culture, who arrived from the south around 20001800 bc. Self catering luxury holiday lodge accommodation in strathdon, aberdeenshire, in the cairngorms national park. The parish name of strathdon appears for the first time in the title page of the register of baptisms from 1741 and in that of the register of marriages from 1783. Local information for the town of strathdon, aberdeenshire. Strathdon, aberdeenshire, scotland genealogy familysearch. This volume contains information on aberdeenshire place names found in the parish of strathdon. Aberdeenshire os name books, 18651871, the following 91 volumes. Strathdon area information, aberdeenshire, scotland. History of strathdon in aberdeenshire map and description. Stone circles and cairns were constructed predominantly in. To learn more about how to use these records to search for your ancestors, go to the scotland.
Look behind the mist and myth of scottish history oliver, neil on. Discover some of the locations as featured in disney movies and more. Deeside books is a bookshop located in the centre of the village of ballater on royal deeside, and we are on the main a93 aberdeen to braemar road. This volume contains information on aberdeenshire place names found in the parish of tarland and migvie. It sits on slightly raised ground above the water of nochty with fertile agricultural land surrounding it.
Extraction of baptisms for aberdeen st paul street united presbyterian 1846 1855. Golf the panoramic views and elemental power of our courses can take a golfers breath away. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. The history and genealogy of glenbuchat, aberdeenshire, scotland page is the central focus for a oneplace study of history, geography and genealogy of the residents of the parish of glenbuchat. Cash book 17531763 with few mins, includes poor payments baptisms 17521758. Grade i listed homes for sale in pictures money the. Aberdeenshire records genealogy and family history in.
Census returns for aberdeenshire are available for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1901. Records may also be accessed at local registrars offices in aberdeen and aberdeenshire. Aberdeenshire has a rich prehistoric and historic heritage. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of strathdon. A commission from aberdeen journals to produce a book of colour. Books have included blood storm and the vorpal blade. It is the locus of a large number of neolithic and bronze age archaeological sites, including longman hill, kempstone hill, catto long barrow and cairn lee. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. They may well include the names of other locations or areas. Strathdon parish church strathdon, grampian places of. She was living with a jean esson who is listed as a 74 year old widow also from strathdon.
Strathdon is a collection of scattered small communities including bellabeg and roughpark, as well as strathdon itself. My fraser ancestors stomping ground was a semicircular area stretching from peterhead down to ellon, part of the buchan region of northeast aberdeenshire. This is a guide to the history and major genealogical records of scotland as they pertain to the parish of strathdon. Aberdeenshire council area, scotland, united kingdom. What can i say, we are in the cairngorms, surrounded by beauty and knee deep in history. Aberdeenshire, council area and historic county of eastern scotland. The original object name books used in scotland came in two forms, each with a. Strathdon parish records genealogy and family history in scotland. In 1958 the general purposes room, toilets and staffroom were adapted and added as was an electrical heating system. It is situated in the strath of the river don, 45 miles west of aberdeen in the highlands. This is a book about a search for a sense of the past, looking at old days and old. The council area and the historic county occupy somewhat different areas.
Peatfold, glenbuchat, strathdon, aberdeenshire, scotland, uk. Forbes clan began in strathdon, aberdeenshire, scotland. Pitsligo, premnay, rathen, rayne, rhynie, skene, slains, strathdon, strichen. Please add to and improve this project of you wish to be involved without copying and pasting from external sources the purpose of this project is to give a historical background to aberdeenshire, to provide information about those individuals of historic importance linked to the county and to add links to any. I wrote in my notes that in the same street, heymen street, in the village of letham at no. Asylum records index to the general register of lunatics in asylums.
These are all the names of all the administrative units which we have associated with strathdon, and you must judge whether all or even any of them are variant names for the place. Two brand new larch clad lodges in a secluded woodland setting in rural donside. Come for the famous lonach highland gathering, or the braemar highland. At the entrance to the glen road is the signpost lost.
Houses and flats for sale in strathdon, aberdeenshire aspc. Belnaboth east, strathdon self catering visitscotland. Self catering holiday accommodation strathdon lonach. The parish church of strathdon is a striking cruciform building, very large for a rural parish. Srath dheathain is an area in aberdeenshire, scotland. For more information on other towns in aberdeenshire, you can visit our towns in aberdeenshire page, alternatively you can use the navigation menu. Kempe surname onename study worldwide family history tree and genealogy.
There are small communities scattered throughout strathdon, the largest of these being bellabeg. Strathdon, aberdeenshire, scotland genealogy genealogy. If you enjoyed duncans first book or you are curious about the history of aberdeenshire, then this is the book for you. The aberdeen northeast scotland family history society provides an index to monumental inscriptions. Candacraig house is proud to be one of the first houses that the highlanders visit in the morning. Includes a list of all surnames that appear in the glenbucket opr with links to researchers.
This part of the cairngorms national park is signficantly quieter than its nearby neighbour of deeside and is an area of great scenic beauty. Check the current conditions for strathdon, aberdeenshire, united kingdom for the day ahead, with radar, hourly, and up to the minute forecasts. These include the village of strathdon from where the wider area takes its name and the largest settlement in the area, bellabeg. Blockbuster worthy mar lodge estate, in royal deeside, even featured in the batman film, dark knight rises. The main village in the strath is also called strathdon, although it was originally called invernochty due to its location at the confluence of the river don and the water of nochty. Historic environment scotland national records of scotland national library of scotland. Strathdon is a small rural village in aberdeenshire. For cities, the associated administrative units will usually include parishes, especially ecclesiastical parishes, one of whose names is the name of. Buy the little history of aberdeenshire by duncan harley isbn. Strathdon photos, maps, books, memories francis frith.
The page includes a link to their published books of mis. Strathdon, aberdeenshire is an exceptionally attractive area made up of a number of small settlements along the strath valley of the river don. Tough, towie and strathdon, tullynessle and forbes, turriff, tyrie, and udny. These pages represent a semisystematic attempt to comprehensively transcribe andor gather strathdon opr records, as well as death and other vital records. We are predominantly an out of print bookshop with a stock of about 10,000 titles covering a wide selection of subjects. School records index to school leaving certificate examination results.
Belnaboth east is an ideal base for exploring a wide variety of interesting and historical places, and enjoying plenty of outdoor activities. Each lodge sleeps up to six people in one double and one twin room, with a bed settee in the lounge. Bellabeg itself is an attractive hamlet in a truly superb part of upper donside, forming part of the wider dispersed settlement of strathdon. This record set contains 184 entries in pdf format, and has not, as far as we are aware, been published before. Strathdon is an area rich in scenic beauty and places of interest with marvellous opportunities to observe wildlife. On a height near the head of strathdon, on the lecht road leading to tomintoul, the highest village in scotland. Established churchkirk session records edit edit source. Strathdon parish records genealogy and family history in.
From there, the book moves eastwards from strathdon and strathbogie along the. Ancient sites and symbols, mysterious standing stones, towering granite walls and legendary castles mark aberdeen and aberdeenshire as a heartland of scottish history. Click here for graphs and data of how aberdeenshire has changed over two centuries. The results will then be placed in a wider scottish context, with a brief discussion of the. Lookup searches access records in scottish archives for ancestors in this parish e. Strathdon, aberdeenshire this refurbished lairds house is category alisted, the scottish equivalent of england and wales grade i and northern irelands grade a. Aberdeenshire os name books, 18651871 scotlandsplaces. This volume contains information on aberdeenshire place names found in the parish of aberdour. Most stop and take a picture, continue up the glen to the lost gallery and you find some remarkable works of art. Poor law appeals indexed poor law appeals with the option to order images of records asylum records index to the general register of lunatics in asylums. Strathdon in the cairngorms national park visit cairngorms.
Discover the best scotland history in best sellers. They mostly lived and worked on farms and crofts, in farm touns rather than towns and villages. Poor law appeals indexed poor law appeals with the option to order images of records. It projects shoulderlike eastward into the north sea and encompasses coastal lowlands in the north and east and part of the grampian mountains in the west. To understand their lives ive done a lot of reading about farm servant and crofting. Farm servant life in northeast aberdeenshire judys.
To learn more about how to use these records to search for your ancestors. This all began with a relativelyinnocent interest in one or two families from the area, but has, well, escalated. Lost glen strathdon 2020 all you need to know before. Strathdon is a friendly area with lots to see and explore. Free historical records from strathdon parish in aberdeenshire, scotland. There was a school prior to that and as far as our records show the first head teacher was john brebner innes from 1873 1912. There is a local shop and post office that is very well stocked and a tea room a few miles away. Getting its name for its position on the river don, the village is well known for its deep roots and strong sense of community. For general details on accessing these records, see the main scotland census page.
Europe united kingdom uk scotland aberdeenshire strathdon. Arguably one of the most famous highland games in scotland, and attended by celebrities, the. The present strathdon school was officially opened on wednesday 20th december 1905. Strathdon lies in upper donside in the cairngorms national park. Strathdon aberdeen and aberdeenshire visitor guide. Strathdon area information aberdeenshire scotland, uk. Message boards localities united kingdom and ireland scotland aberdeenshire general mchardys in strathdon. The church is located within a large, walled graveyard, with a modern cemetery extension to the west. See more ideas about scotland, highlanders and highland games.