Aberdeenshire volume 27

Page List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks Continued entries/extra info
OS1/1/27/1 DYCE [parish] Dyce Dyce Dyce Dyce Dyce Dyce Dyce Dyce Revd [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Sheriff's List of Parishes New Statistical Account Old Statistical Account Fullarton's Gazetteer Philips' County Atlas Oliver & Boyd's Directory Johnston's County Map 065 ; 066 The parish of Dyce is in the Presbytery of Aberdeen and Synod of Aberdeen. It contains about 5285 Statute acres and is bounded on the north, by the parish of Fintray; on the east, by the parishes of New Machar and Old Machar; on the south, by the parish of Newhills; and on the west, by the parish of Kinellar. The haughs or low grounds along the River Don are exceedingly valuable. They are rich alluvial deposit, and grows crops of remarkable luxuriance. There are no detached portions of this parish, nor are there any detached portions of another parish situated within it.
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OS1/1/27/3 BLACKBURN POT Blackburn Pot Blackburn Pot Blackburn Pot George Milne Esqr Kinaldie Revd [Reverend] Robert Fiddes Ph. [Parish] Minister, Kinellar Mr Alexander Watt Kintore 065 A deep place in the River Don, at the confluence of the Black Burn with that river, and where the boundaries of the parishes of Kinellar, Dyce and Fintray meet. On the property of Alexander Milne Esqr. Kinaldie.
OS1/1/27/3 BLACK BURN Black Burn Black Burn Black Burn George Milne Esqr Revd [Reverend] Robert Fiddes Mr Alexander Watt 065 A small stream, which is formed by the united waters of two rivulets at the place where the parishes of Skene, Newhills and Kinellar meet, forming part of the boundary between the parishes of Dyce, Kinellar and Newhills, it falls into the River Don a short distance north - east of Kinaldie.
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OS1/1/27/4 STONE COFFIN CONTAINING HUMAN REMAINS AND AN URN CONTAINING ASHES FOUND HERE A.D. 1856 [nr. Hatton Bridge] Stone Coffin containing human remains, and an Urn containing ashes, found here A.D. 1856 George Milne Esqr. Revd [Reverend] Robert Fiddes Mr. Alexander Watt 065 In 1856, whilst a party of workmen were engaged excavating a foundation for Cothouses on the Kinaldie Estate, they turned up Several Stone Coffins containing human remains, together with an Urn containing ashes.
OS1/1/27/4 HATTON BRIDGE Hatton Bridge Hatton Bridge Hatton Bridge George Milne Esqr. Rev [Reverend] Robert Fiddes Mr. Alexander Watt 065 A stone bridge of one arch, spanning the River Don, on a Statue Labor [Statute Labour] Road leading to Fintray. built and repaired by the parishes on which it stands.
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OS1/1/27/5 FAIMIEWELL POT Faemywell Pool Faemywell Pool Faemywell Pool Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. McKenzie, Faemywell Cottage, Fintry Ph. [Parish] Mr. James Bowman, Nether Kirkton 065 A deep part of the River Don at a bend of the same opposite the Dyce Mills. Origin of name not known.
OS1/1/27/5 DYCE MILLS (Corn & Barley) Dyce Mills (Corn and Barley) Dyce Mills (Corn and Barley) Dyce Mills (Corn and Barley) Dyce Mill (Corn and Barley) Mill of Dyce Revd [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. John Leith, miller Mr. James Bowman Trade bill Valuation Roll 1859 - 60 065 Two good mills adjoining each other on the banks of the River Don the wheels being driven by the water of that river, conveyed by a mill lead. Property of John G. C. Skene Esq. There is a miller's residence with a small farm, attached.
OS1/1/27/5 [Page] 5 County of Aberdeen -- Parish of Dyce Faimiewell Pot. Altered by order of Coll [Colonel] Cameron R.E. [Royal Engineers]
OS1/1/27/6 CHURCH (Formerly Chapel of St Fergus) Church Church Church Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp, Minister Mr. G. W. Kemp, Schoolmaster Mr. James Bowman, Elder 065 A very plain rural church erected prior to the Reformation, but at what precise date is not known. It was formerly styled "The Chapel of St. Fergus" being dedicated to that saint. Its eastern gable is surmounted by what is thought to be an ancient iron cross while on its western gable hangs a small Dutch bell some centuries old. It is seated for about 250; is the only church in the parish, but not at all a good building for public worship. The Session records go back to A.D. 1645 although some have been lost prior to that date. In the walls surrounding the churchyard are two scuptured stones, one a cross - for which see particular description. A small stone lies against the west end of the south wall of the church which appears to have been a holy water font. Property of the Church of Scotland.
OS1/1/27/6 [Page] 6 Evidence that it [ancient iron cross] belongs to the Knight Templars.
OS1/1/27/7 CROSS [Dyce] Cross Cross Cross Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. G. W. Kemp Mr. James Bowman 065 "The Cross at Dyce, is now placed in the wall surrounding the Churchyard, and is said to have been found in the Glebe. It will be seen that another stone has been found in the churchyard wall of Dyce, and both probably are not far from their original site. Dyce was dedicated to St. Fergus, and there is a fine Stone circle in the parish" Sculptured Stones of Scotland The cross alluded to in the above extract is a slab of ironstone on one side of which the lines of an ornamental cross have been cut in relief. It is about 6 feet high by about 2 1/2 feet wide, and is built into the eastern wall of the graveyard which surrounds the church. Its appearance does not lead to the presumption that it ever was a "village cross".
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OS1/1/27/8 LADY'S JOINTURE Lady's Jointure Lady's Jointure Lady's Jointure Lady's Jointure Donside Guide Book Revd. [Reverend] John S. Kemp Mr. James Bowman Mr. George W. Kemp 065 "About a mile above the bridge, on the south side, and half a mile from the river, is a round deep hollow, in the middle of an arable field, called "The Lady's Jointure". It seems that, long ago, a lady of Dyce had teased her lord for a certain portion of the estate to be set apart as her jointure. He took her to the bottom of this hollow, and told her she should have for her jointure as far as she could see of the estate; and that, certainly, was not a great deal" Donside Guide Book This remarkable hollow in the centre of a hill is a good arable piece of ground. It is surrounded by rough moorland, and not arable ground as stated above, and was at one time enclosed by a dyke which is now much defaced. The origin of the name as given above is quite current in the neighbourhood. Property of J. G. C. Skene Esqr.
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OS1/1/27/9 SCULPTURED STONE [Dyce] Sculptured Stone Sculptured Stone Sculptured Stone Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. G. W. Kemp Mr. James Bowman 065 "This stone was recently discovered in the dyke surrounding the Churchyard of the parish of Dyce. Another stone in the same locality has been already noticed." Sculptured Stones of Scotland The stone above alluded to is a slab of granite, about 4 feet long and 2 feet wide, set into the western wall of the graveyard around the church. The The Runic characters generally termed the "elephant" and "spectacles" (from a resemblance in form) are chiselled on its surface, and establish its antiquity.
OS1/1/27/9 MANSE [nr Dyce] Manse Manse Manse Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp, Minister Mr. G. W. Kemp Mr. James Bowman 065 A good two-storey, slated building having good gardens and about 5 acres of glebe land attached and situate contiguous to the church. The minister has what is called an Exchequer Salary = £150 a year, the Exchequer making up that sum when the stipend is below.
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OS1/1/27/10 GREAT NORTH OF SCOTLAND RAILWAY Great North of Scotland Railway Great North of Scotland Railway Great North of Scotland Railway Mr. Leslie Hunter, Station Master, Aberdeen Mr. William Stewart, Station Master, Dyce Valuation Roll 1859 - 60 066 This railway extends from Aberdeen to Inverness; is used for passenger as well as goods traffic, and has electric telegraph along it. It is double from Aberdeen to a little beyond Dyce Junction Station, and is thence single to the north. Property of the Great North of Scotland Railway Company.
OS1/1/27/10 Site of TUMULUS [Upper Kirkton] Site of Tumulus [Urn found here A.D. 1814] Site of Tumulus [Urn found here A.D. 1814 Site of Tumulus [Urn found here A.D. 1814] Mr. James Bowman Mr. G. W. Kemp Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp 065 This was a large ancient cairn in which on the removal of the stones in 1814 an eartherware urn was found in an empty state. There is no trace of it at present, its site having been pointed out by Mr. J. Bowman who saw its removal and the urn it contained. It is on the farm of Upper Kirkton.
OS1/1/27/10 URN, CONTAINING ASHES, FOUND HERE A.D. 1853 [Upper Kirkton] Urn, containing ashes, found here A. D. 1853 Urn, containing ashes, found A. D. 1853 Urn, containing ashes, found here A. D. 1853 Mr. James Bowman Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. G. W. Kemp 065 Next to the last mentioned object, in a field on the other side of the road, was found an earthenware urn containing some ashes A.D. 1853. There was no cairn at this place. Its site has been pointed out by Mr. J. Bowman, Nether Kirkton, who had the urn in his possession.
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OS1/1/27/11 RIVER DON Don (The) Don River River Don River River River Don Fullarton's Gazetteer of Scotland Johnstone's C [County] Map New Statistical Account Donside Guide Book Mr. Alexander Watt 065 ; 066 "A river of Aberdeenshire. It joins a sort of twin stream to the Dee, and is next to that river in Aberdeenshire as regards at once basin, note, and magnitude, and resembles it also in possessing much volume, and much fine scenery, with very little commercial importance; yet differs essentially from it in some great characters, and even presents some striking contrasts. It rises on the skirts of Ben Avon, 6 miles west of Corgarff, amongst the mountains which bound Aberdeenshire on the south-west, at the head of Strath-Don, and which divide it from the head of Strath-Deveron in Banffshire. Its Source is considerably lower than that of the Dee; the altitude is 1640 feet above sea-level. A great part of its run, though somewhat parallel to the Dee, and at no great distance from it, is through districts much less mountainous, and abounding far more in plains and expanded meadows; so that, instead of the impetuosity and the fitfulness of the Dee, it displays a prevailing current of gentleness, calmness, and regularity. Running eastward in a very sinuous career, through the whole breadth of the county, it flows into the German Ocean on the north side of Aberdeen. Its whole length of course is about 62 miles, though in a direct line from its source to its termination, the distance is only 41 miles. In its earliest stretches through the parish of Strathdon, which it divides into two nearly equal parts, it is joined on both sides by 7 or 8 burns, separated from each other by considerable hills and most of them running through deep hollows, and glens. The principal are the Ernan and the Nochtie. All these burns abound with excellent trout; and salmon is even here very frequently found in the Don, at least towards the lower end of the parish. Turning northward, and dividing for a short distance the parish of Glenbucket from part of Migvie, it receives from the latter the Deshey and from the former the Bucket. Then again flowing eastward, it passes through the parish of Towie; and winding northward, reinforced by other tributaries, round Gorieshill, it all at once becomes remarkably enlarged Westside; after which it resumes its eastern route, dividing various parishes, particularly Forbes and Alford, from the latter of which, on the south, it derives the waters of the Lochel, the most considerable tributary it has yet received. In passing hitherto through the high parts of the district of Alford, the Don flows through a narrow gullet amongst the western mountains, while its banks are now partly wooded. Perpetually changing its course to the north and even the west, to the east and then through Monymusk parish to the south, the next considerable tributary which there enlarges it is the Ton burn from the south; when immediately it turns to the north again between Kemnay and part of Chapel Garioch parishes, and arrives at a point a little to the south of the Royal burgh of Inverury, where, on its northern bank stands the building formerly occupied as the Roman Catholic college of Aquhorties. This point is about 16 miles from the source of the river, and the vicinity contributes, perhaps, the most interesting as well as important part of its whole course. Here, at the Bass, a conical mount of considerable elevation standing in the midst of the confluence, it is joined by its principal tributary, the river Urie, from the district of Strathbogie. The Don, here very much increased by the water of the Urie, not withstanding the previous diversion of a large portion of its waters into the Inverury canal, flows southward from the Bass, between the parish and the lowlands of Kintore on the south, and the mountainous part of Keithall with Kinkell on the north. It divides for a short distance, into two branches, which reunite, enclosing a river - island to the north of the royal burgh of Kintore. Between Fintray and Dyce it is bordered by mountains on both sides, with valuable plantations on the northern or Fintray side. It then turns southward, still dividing the parishes on its line, to Old Machar parish in the freedom of the city of Aberdeen, whence it turns to the east, by the city or old town. In its confluence with the sea, little more than a mile to the northward of the Dee, where it forms a kind of harbour, into which small craft may enter in safety, but where no trade of any importance can be carried on. "About a century ago," says Mr. Kennedy in his 'Annals of Aberdeen', "the channel of the Don near the town was altered, and the stream diverted straight into the sea about a mile further northward than its ancient efflux." In a note he adds, "Probably at some very remote period, Don had continued its former course still further southward down the hollow of the links, till it united with Dee in the harbour, and both together would form one stream into the ocean. Such conjecture is in some measure confirmed by the works of Ptolemy and Richard of Cirencester, there being no such a river as Don delineated in their maps, or even mentioned in their tables, while Diva (Dee) and Ituna (Ythan) in the district of Taixali, are particularly noticed. In the earlier records of the burgh, the river Don is distinguished solely by the name of Aqua Borealis." As this river runs with considerable rapidity during the last 6 miles of its course and as [continued on page 12]
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OS1/1/27/12 RIVER DON Don (The) Don River River Don River River River Don Fullarton's Gazetteer of Scotland Johnstone's C [County] Map New Statistical Account Donside Guide Book Mr. Alexander Watt 065; 066 [Continued from page 11] as the locks at its mouth confine it to a narrow channel, and give it there a gloomy aspect, the idea of its flowing rapidity through a rugged and mountainous country, where no space is left for forming even a commodious road along it banks, is at first induced; but after passing upwards for about a mile beyond the rocky chasm, where was built the spacious, stately and attractive Gothic arch, constituting the celebrated Brig O' Balgownie, and up to whose locality alone the Don is navigable even for small craft, the hills recede so far from the river, as to form spacious haughs or level valleys on either side, through which it winds in a slow majestic course. Nor is the prospect here uniform, but agreeably diversified. The hills above Inverury approach close to the river, which seems to have forced its way with difficulty through them; but all at once it opens into another spacious plain, from which the hills recede on either hand to a great distance, and then close again; and, after another temporary confinement among rocks and hills and woods, the river once more waters another plain of great extent. Such is the general character of the Don, - nowhere rapid, but in general flowing through level fields so little elevated above its usual surface, that, when violent rain falls, it bursts its bounds at once, and covers a great extent of country which then appears to be an immense body of water interspersed with islands, houses, trees, and other rural objects. Too often on these occasions it commits extensive and calamitous depredations, - sweeping off whole fields of corn and leaving nothing behind but want and desolation. *** A great part of the haugh - land is now protected by embankment on the lands of Fintray and Wester Fintray extending to upwards of 6000 ells in length, and protecting from 200 to 300 Scotch acres of very fine rich land, from the river floods. Similar embankments have been made for the protection of the haugh - lands in most other parts of the river's course." Fullarton's Gazetteer of Scotland
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OS1/1/27/13 KAY'S MILL (Corn) Kay's Mill Kay's Mill Kay's Mill Mill of Caiesmill Rent Receipt 1863 George Milne Esqr Mr Alexander Watt Valuation Roll 1859 - 60 065 A Corn Mill near the east margin of Black Burn, the dwelling house is two storeys, Offices and Mill one, all slated and in good repair, the property of D. Henderson Esqr. Dyce.
OS1/1/27/13 GOUK STONE Gouk Stone Gouk Stone Gouk Stone Gouk Stone Gouch Stone George Milne Esqr Mr Alexander Watt Revd [Reverend] Robert Fiddes New Statistical Account Old Statistical Account 065 A standing Stone 8 feet high, and 2 feet square at the base, of which little is known. "The Gouch or Gouk Stone is a large shapeless block of granite, on the north east of Caskieben, erected (as is said in the last Statistical Account) to commemorate the death of a general of that name who was slain near it. The tradition in respect to this stone is now forgotten, and it was even with some difficulty that its site could be ascertained. The Quaich Stone, built into a low wall near the same place, has no particular marks by which it might be distinguished, and the origin of its name is entirely unknown. New Statistical Account It would seem, by the foregoing extract, that the writer wishes one to understand that there were two stones, there is no tradition of any more than one, the "Gouk Stone", the "Quaich Stone is a myth. "There is another long stone, about 9 feet high, which is called the Gouch Stone, in memory, as the country people report, of one Gouch, a general, who was slain here." Old Statistical Account The Gouk Stone of the New Statistical Account and the Gouk Stone of the Old Statistical Account do not appear to be the same, as one describes as a large shapeless mass and the other a long stone about 9 feet high; and as the original site could hardly be pointed out formerly and could not be ascertained at present and as the stone is now found in a wall the name can only appear in stump so doubtful is the whole matter. J.G.P. Capt R.E. [Captain Royal Engineers]
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OS1/1/27/14 Site of CAIRN [nr Biedlieston] (Site of) Cairn (Site of) Cairn (Site of) Cairn Mr Robert Williamson. Bendauch Mr Alexander Watt Revd [Reverend] Robert Fiddes 065 The site of an ancient sepulchral Cairn, the stones of which it was composed was removed several years since for building dykes, at which time a stone Coffin containing human remains was discovered.
OS1/1/27/14 CAIRN [nr Biedlieston] Cairn Cairn Cairn Mr Robert Williamson Mr Alexander Watt Revd [Reverend] Robert Fiddes 065 A large Cairn, supposed to be sepulchral, and situated on an eminence called the Slacks, it is about 10 feet high and 80 feet in diameter. It has no tradition.
OS1/1/27/14 KING'S WELL King's Well King's Well King's Well Mr Robert Williamson Mr Alexander Watt Revd [Reverend] Robert Fiddes 065 A spring well, situated on a wooded eminence called the Slacks, it is traditionally said that one of the Kings of Scotland drank out of it when passing over the hill on which it is situated, hence its name.
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OS1/1/27/15 THE SLACKS The Slacks The Slacks The Slacks Mr. John Smith Mr. James Williamson Mr. Thomas Watt Kintore 065 An enclosure of fir wood adjoining Blue Haile [Hill] on the westside property of Doctor William Henderson, Caskieben, by Blackburn. The name applies to the elevation not the wood
OS1/1/27/15 BIEDLIESTON Biedlieston Beidlieston Beidlieston Beadlieston Beedlies Bedlieston Mr John Smith Mr. James Williamson Rent receipt 1864 Valuation Roll 1859 - 60 Johnstone's C [County] Map New Statistical Account 065 A large farmsteading, dwelling house, two storeys slated, offices one thatched and in bad repair. property of Charles Gordon Skene Esqr. Parkhill near Aberdeen.
OS1/1/27/15 WOODLAND Woodland Woodland Woodland Woodlands Mr. John Smith Mr. James Williamson Rent Receipt 1863 Valuation Roll 1859 - 60 065 A large farm steading, undergoing repairs, dwellinghouse and offices, including a threshing mill, one storey slated. property of Sir William Forbes Bart [Baronet] Fintray
OS1/1/27/15 [Page] 15 Aberdeenshire -- Parish of Dyce Beidleston For 1" purposes only see remark in Index 1895 Mr James Macdonald. The Farm Huntly N.B. [North Britain]
OS1/1/27/16 EAST WOODLAND East Woodland East Woodland East Woodland Mr. John Smith Mr. James Williamson Rent Receipt 1863 065 A small farmsteading, dwellinghouse and Offices, including a threshing mill, one storey thatched, and in middling repair, property of Sir William Forbes Bart. [Baronet] Fintray, Aberdeenshire
OS1/1/27/16 BLACKBURN Blackburn Blackburn Blackburn Blackburn Blackburn Blackburn Mr. John Smith Mr. James Williamson Mr. Alexander Watt Valuation Roll 1859 - 60 Directory to Noblemen & Gentleman's Seats Villages etc in Scotland 1857 065 A small village situated in the parishes of Newhills, Dyce and Kinellar, it is composed of a few workmen's houses, a Public House, Police Station, Post Office and Free Church, The bulk of the village is in the parish of Kinellar, that portion of it in Dyce parish is the property of A. Henderson Esqr. Caskieben.
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OS1/1/27/17 KAYSMILL Kaysmill Kaysmill Kaysmill Caiesmill Mr. John Smith Mr. James Williamson Rent Receipt 1864 Valuation Roll 1859 - 60 065 A farmsteading, dwellinghouse slated Offices, including a threshing mill. One storey thatched, and in bad repair. Property of Dr [Doctor] Henderson Caskieben.
OS1/1/27/17 BEKIEBUTTS Bekiebutts Bekiebutts Bekiebutts Baikiebutts Mr. John Smith Mr. James Williamson Mr. Thomas Watt Valuation Roll 1859 - 60 065 A Small farmsteading, dwellinghouse and offices one storey slated and in good repair. Property of Dr [Doctor] Henderson
OS1/1/27/17 BLUE HILL Blue Hill Blue Hill Blue Hill Mr. John Smith Mr. James Williamson Mr. Thomas Watt 065 An enclosure of fir wood, adjoining The Slacks on the east side, property of Sir William Forbes Bart. [Baronet] Fintray. The name is applied to the eminence, not to the wood.
OS1/1/27/17 [Page] 17 Aberdeenshire -- Parish of Dyce Caiesmill For 1" purposes only. see Remark in Index. 1895 Mr James Macdonald, The Farm Huntly, N.B. [North Britain]
OS1/1/27/18 PAUL'S CROFT Paulscroft Paulscroft Paulscoft Paul's Croft Mr. John Smith, Tenant Copy of Lease - 1860 Rent Receipt, 1864 Valuation Roll 1859 - 60 065 A small farmsteading, dwelling house and offices one storey thatched and in good repair property of Dr [Doctor] William Henderson
OS1/1/27/18 LINTMILL Lintmill Lintmill Lintmill Lintmill Mr. John Smith Mr. James Williamson Rent Receipt 1864 Valuation Roll 1859 - 60 065 A building, one storey thatched, Consisting of two dwellinghouses, and an office house Property of Dr [Doctor] Henderson.
OS1/1/27/18 BENDAUCH Bendauch Bendauch Bendauch Bendauch Bendach Mr John Smith Mr James Williamson Rent Receipt Valuation Roll 1859 - 60 Directory to Noblemen & Gentlemen's Seats, Villages in Scotland, 1857 065 A large farmsteading dwellinghouse 2 storeys offices, including a threshing mill one storey, all slated and in very good repair, property of Dr. [Doctor] William Henderson.
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OS1/1/27/19 SCHOOL [S of parish church] School School School Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. George W. Kemp, Schoolmaster Mr. James Bowman 065 The parish school and the only school in the parish. It is situate about a mile south of the church, and is a good slated building with a teacher's residence attached. Latin is taught, as well as the ordinary branches of an English education, and about 60 scholars, of both sexes, attend. It is not endowed; but besides scholars fees, and the usual support from the parish, the master also receives a share of the Dick and Milne Bequests; which are, however, not fixed upon this or any other school, but given to various masters; the former on condition of passing a certain examination, and varying in amount according to qualifications. Last year it ranged from £40 to £20, but twenty years ago was nearly double that sum. The Milne Bequest is given on condition of teaching 25 poor children, without charge, and amounts to £20 annually.
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OS1/1/27/20 MOSS FETACH Moss Fetach Moss Fetach Moss Fetach Moss Foetach Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp, Minister Mr. G. W. Kemp, Schoolmaster Mr. James Bowman Statistical Account of Scotland 065 A small extent of mossland in the low grounds near to the River Don and a little south of the parish church. It is believed to have extended, in former days, somewhat further southward. Various tenants have the right of cutting peats from it. Property of J. G. C. Skene
OS1/1/27/20 UPPER OVERTON Upper Overton Upper Overton Upper Overton Upper Overton Overtoun Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp, Minister Mr. G. W. Kemp Mr. James Bowman Mr. Reid, tenant. Valuation Roll 1859 - 60 065 A good farmsteading, two storeys high and slated, with offices one storey and tiled - all in good repair. Property of Sir Alexander Bannerman Bart [Baronet]
OS1/1/27/20 LOWER OVERTON Lower Overton Lower Overton Lower Overton Lower Overton Overtoun Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. G. W. Kemp Mr. James Bowman Mr. John McDonald, tenant Valuation Roll 1859 - 60 065 A small farmsteading, the dwelling being thatched and the offices tiled. In middling repair and property of Sir Alexander Bannerman Bart. [Baronet].
OS1/1/27/20 BOGENJOSS Bogenjoss Bogenjoss Bogenjoss Boginjoss Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. G. W. Kemp Mr. Alexander Piper, tenant Valuation Roll 1859 - 60 065 A small farmsteading, one storey high house slated; offices part slated, part thatched - middling repair. Property of Dr. [Doctor] Henderson of Caskieben.
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OS1/1/27/21 HARVEY'S CAIRN Harvey's Cairn Harvey's Cairn Mr. William Thomson, Inspector of Poor Newhills & Forester Mr. James Wilson, Dyce Quarries 065 A circle of stones, 37 links 9 in diameter and about 6 feet high on the top of a wooded eminence south of Dyce Quarries. It is larger than the neighbouring tumuli near to the Druidical Temple, being very similar, though not so high, as a cairn on White Hill, above Begsley. I cannot obtain the least information about this object, in fact it is quite possible that the two authorities given are the only ones in the neighbourhood who know of it, as every other person that I have consulted is quite unaware of its existence. Yet it is a remarkable object, well deserving of being shown. Property of Sir Alexander Bannerman Bart. [Baronet].
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OS1/1/27/22 LIDDELL'S MONUMENT Liddell's Monument Liddell's Monument Liddell's Monument George Thomson. Junr [Junior] of Pitmedden Ho. [House] Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. James Bowman 065 This monument was erected in 1637 by the Senate of Marischal College, Aberdeen to commemorate the endowment of £16 annually on the college in 1614, for the education of six students. The subject of the monument was a doctor of medicine who went to Russia, made a fortune there, and finally settled down on the estate of Pitmedden. The property has passed into another family but this endownment is still a burthen [burden] on the estate. The object itself is of an unpretending character. On the east side it bears the Liddell arms, on the west the arms of Aberdeen, while on the north and south side there are Latin inscriptions explaining the object for which it was erected.
OS1/1/27/22 ABERDEEN CANAL (Remains of) Aberdeen Canal (Remains of) Aberdeen Canal (Remains of) Aberdeen Canal (Remains of) Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. G. W. Kemp Mr. James Bowman 054 ; 065 This canal was once a means of traffic between Aberdeen and Inverury. Since the making of the railway it has fallen into disuse and in many parts has been entirely destroyed. Property of various persons.
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OS1/1/27/23 PITMEDDEN HOUSE Pitmedden House Pitmedden House Pitmedden House Pitmeddan House Pitmeddan House Pitmeden Pitmedden House Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. G. W. Kemp Mr. James Bowman Directory to Noblemen & Gentlemen's Seats Villages etc in Scotland. 1857 Johnstone's Co. [County] Map George Thompson Junr. [Junior] Esqr. Proprietor 065 A new and handsome mansion, standing in a fine, commanding position, overlooking the vale of the Don, and surrounded by small but tastefully laid-out grounds. The farmsteading stands a little east of the house. Property and residence of George Thompson Junr. [Junior] Esqr.
OS1/1/27/23 PITMEDDEN STATION Pitmedden Station Pitmedden Station Pitmedden Station Pitmedden Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. G. W. Kemp Mr. James Bowman Board at station 065 This name applies to a small roadside railway station on the Great North of Scotland Railway about 8½ miles north of Aberdeen. It is chiefly for the accomodation of Pitmedden House.
OS1/1/27/23 GUILDHALL Guildhall Guildhall Guildhall Guildhall Guildhall Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. G. W. Kemp Mr. James Bowman Mr. George Smith, tenant Valuation Roll 1859 - 60 065 This name embraces a middling sized farmsteading and a few cotters houses, one of which was at one time a smithy. All one storey and in good repair: the farm house is slated the rest tiled. Property of John Humphrey Esqr. This is part of the Pitmedden estate but was not sold with the rest of the property when the estate was purchased by George Thompson Junr. [Junior] Esqr.
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OS1/1/27/24 FORKED FORD (Disused) Forked Ford (Disused) Forked Ford (Disused) Forked Ford (Disused) Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. George W. Kemp Mr. James Bowman 065 A ford over the River Don which was the means of communication between this parish and the north prior to the erection of the Bridge of Dyce in 1803. Since that date it has ceased to be used except for the short time that the bridge was undergoing repairs about 15 years ago.
OS1/1/27/24 UPPER KIRKTON Upper Kirkton Kirktons Upper Kirkton Upper Kirkton Upper Kirkton Upper Kirkton Upper Kirkton Valuation Roll 1859 - 60 Johnston's Co. [County] Map Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. George W. Kemp Mr. James Bowman Rent Receipt 1862 Plan of Lands of Dyce etc 1815 - 16 - in possession of factor 065 A large farmsteading. The dwelling house is a good, two storey, slated building. Some of the out-houses are good new, slated buildings while others are old thatched ones going to ruin. Two urns have been found. Property of John G.C. Skene Esqr.
OS1/1/27/24 NETHER KIRKTON Nether Kirkton Nether Kirkton Nether Kirkton Nether Kirkton Nether Kirkton Kirktons Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. George W. Kemp Mr. James Bowman, tenant Plan of Lands of Dyce etc 1815 - 6 in possession of factor. Valuation Roll 1859 - 60 Johnstone's Co. [County] Map 065 A large farmsteading, the dwelling houses of which is a good, two-story, slated building, commanding a good view of the country. The out houses are one storey high, slated and in good repair. Property of J. G. C. Skene Esqr.
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OS1/1/27/25 TUMULI [Bogenjoss] Tumuli Tumuli Tumuli Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. James Bowman Mr. Alexander Allen 065 On the moor west of the Druidical Temple, and south of Bogenjoss, are several clusters of cairns or tumuli. They are circles of stones imbedded in earth, raised a few feet above the general surface, and about 18 feet in diameter. It is noticeable that they are all in commanding positions. There is no distinct tradition in the neighbourhood as to their origin, the only thing being a vague belief that the cairns in the parish have been formed over the bodies of those slain in some ancient battle. On account of their proximity to the Druidical Temple it might be conjectured that they were burial places connected with the era to which it belongs but for the fact that there are several tumuli exactly similar about a mile distant and on the other face of the hill. It is more probable that they are heaps erected over those who have fallen in some of the battles which are said to have taken place in this district between the natives of the island and the Danes. None of the cairns have ever been opened, but in others in the parish which have been exhumed, urns have been found.
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OS1/1/27/26 GUEVAL WOOD Gueval Wood Gueval Wood Gueval Wood Gueval Wood Mr. James Allan Mr. Peter Donald Rent receipts (Croft in Gueval Wood) Valuation Roll 1859 - 60 065 A small fir wood on the southern slope of Tyrebeggar Hill. Property of William Henderson Esqr.
OS1/1/27/26 LITTLE HILL Little Hill Little Hill Little Hill Mr. James Allan Mr Peter Donald Revd [Reverend] J. S. Kemp 065 A wooded eminence, situated adjacent to Caskieben, property of William Henderson Esqr.
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OS1/1/27/27 BEGSLEY Begsley Begsley Begsley Begsley Begsley Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. James Allan, tenant Mr. James Bowman Valuation Roll 1859 - 60 Directory to Noblemen & Gentlemen's Seats Villages etc in Scotland. 1857 065 A fine new farmsteading on the Caskieben estate, partly one and partly two storeys high. Property of William Henderson Esq. of Caskieben.
OS1/1/27/27 BEGS BURN Begs Burn Begs Burn Mr. James Allan Mr. Peter Donald 065 A small stream which collects a little east of Begsley and, after a short course, empties itself into the Black Burn.
OS1/1/27/27 FOOT-OF-HILL Foot - of - hill Foot - of - hill Foot - of - hill Foot of hill Foot of Hill Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. Peter Donald, tenant Mr. James Bowman Rent receipt Valuation Roll 1859 - 60 065 A good farmsteading, on the Caskieben estate, lying at the foot of Tyrebeggar Hill - hence the name. It is one storey high - in parts slated, tiled, and thatched - and all in good repair. Property of William Henderson Esq. of Caskieben.
OS1/1/27/27 [Page] 27 Aberdeenshire -- Parish of Dyce Foot o' Hill For 1" purposes only see remark in Index. 1895 Mr James Macdonald. The Farm Huntly N. B. [North Britain]
OS1/1/27/28 CASKIEBEN Caskieben Caskieben Caskieben Caskieben Caskieben Caskieben Caskieben Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. G. W. Kemp Mr. James Bowman Johnstones Co. [County] Map Directory to Noblemen & Gentlemen's Seats Villages etc in Scotland. 1857 New Statistical Account 065 A neat two-storey mansion in the south-west of the parish, having small but pleasant grounds and a good estate attached. Property and residence of William Henderson Esq.
OS1/1/27/28 THE PITDOURIES The Pitdouries The Pitdouries The Pitdouries Mr. Thomson, Inspector of Poor & Foresters, Newhills Mr. Alexander Piper Mr. Thomas Keith 065 A wooded hollow in Tyrebagger Hill. Origin of name not known, but supposed to be derived from the Gaelic or from the circumstance of it being at one time peat-land. Property of Dr. [Doctor] Henderson of Caskieben, being wholly in that estate.
OS1/1/27/28 PITDOURIES WELL (Chalybeate) Pitdouries Well (Chalybeate) Pitdouries Well (Chalybeate) Pitdouries Well (Chalybeate) Mr. William Thomson Mr. Alexander Piper Mr. Thomas Keith 065 This mineral spring is situate in the woods on Tyrebagger Hill adjoining "The Pitdouries" on the south side, but not being actually in that district, there being a fence between. It is not often visited and is said not to be of much merit. Property of Sir Alexander Bannerman Bart. [Baronet].
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OS1/1/27/29 GOREHEAD Gorehead Gorehead Gorehead Mr. James Allan Mr. Peter Donald Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp 065 Two small new slated cottages on the estate of Caskieben to one of which there is a croft attached. Property of William Henderson Esq.
OS1/1/27/29 GOREHEAD WOOD Gorehead Wood Gorehead Wood Gorehead Wood Mr. James Allan Mr. Peter Donald Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp 065 A small fir wood on Tyrebagger Hill. The name is said to be derived from travellers having frequently been gored here by boars, in passing over the hill, when the country was in a more wild state. Property of William Henderson Esq. of Caskieben.
OS1/1/27/29 GRAVEL COTTAGE Gravel Cottage Gravel Cottage Gravel Cottage Gravel Cottage Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. G. W. Kemp Mr. James Allan Valuation Roll 1859 - 60 065 A small cottage with croft attached a little east of Caskieben and near the southern boundary of the parish. Property of William Henderson Esq.
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OS1/1/27/30 TYREBAGGER HILL Tyrebeggar Hill Tyrebeggar Hill Tyrebeggar Hill Tyrebagger Tyrebeggar Tyrebreggar Tyre - baggar Tyre - beggar Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp George Thompson Junr [Junior] Esq. Mr. William Thomson, Forester New Statistical Account Fullarton's Gazetteer. 1st edition Fullarton's Gazetteer. 2nd edition Old Statistical Account Old Statistical Account 065 A low - lying hill extending across about half of the south of the parish, comprising the "Hill of Marcus" and forming also part of the parish of Newhills. It is chiefly covered with wood. The name is said to be derived from the circumstance of an incident in the life of the roving James V, in passing over this hill, in the garb of a beggar, tired and weary. The old road from Aberdeen, by which he is said to have passed is still in existence as a Cart - track through the wood. It is sometimes written "Tyrebagger" and is generally pronounced that way, but this seems to be a provincialism as the people spell it beggar, when asked, and the above tradition is universally known in the locality. Property of Sir William Forbes Bart. [Baronet], Sir Alexander Bannerman Bart. [Baronet] and William Henderson Esq.
OS1/1/27/30 HILL OF MARCUS Hill of Marcus Hill of Marcus Hill of Marcus Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp George Thompson Junr. [Junior] Esq. Mr. James Bowman 065 A hill on the Tyrebagger range and the only one having a name. It is nearly all wood and commands a fine prospect. Property of Sir William Forbes Bart. [Baronet] and Mr. Henderson Esq. Origin of name not known.
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OS1/1/27/31 STONE CIRCLE [Dyce] Druidical Temple Druidical Temple Druidical Temple Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. G. W. Kemp Mr. James Bowman 065 Almost in the centre of the parish, in a small enclosure planted with trees, still exists, in a good state, this temple or vestige of a form of worship long since gone from the world. It consists of 10 stones, 9 of which stand erect and in a circular position. Two of these - on the south of the circle - are 10 feet high, the rest being from 5 to 7 feet in height. Resting on its edge, between these two high stones, in a sloping and evidently fallen position, lies a very large broad stone which appears to have been the altar and which gives forth a metallic ring on being struck. The position is a very commanding one embracing the vale of the Don on the west and stretching away to Aberdeen and far, far over the trackless sea on the east - one which could not fail to impress the worshippers of past times with feelings of admiration for the Creator of the Universe whom they met there to adore. By the vulgar it is generally termed "The Standing Stones" and an adjacent farmsteading bears that name. There is a gap in the circle as though one of the stones had been removed, and there is a belief in the neighbourhood as to the whole not being there. Property of Dr. [Doctor] Henderson of Caskieben.
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OS1/1/27/32 DYCE QUARRIES Dyce Quarries Dyce Quarries Dyce Quarries Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. John Moir, foreman of quarries Mr. James Bowman 065 This name applies to a very extensive quarry situate on the estate of Kirkhill, about ­½ a mile south of the parish school. The stone is Aberdeen granite and is said to be of a fine quality, nearly the whole being sent to England, and chiefly to London. It was commenced in 1823 - on account of the separate openings the plural form is always used in the name. Property of Sir Alexander Bannerman. The name also in a manner embraces a few houses about the quarry in which the workmen and others reside.
OS1/1/27/32 STANDINGSTONES Standingstones Standingstones Standingstones Standingstones Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. James Bowman Mr. J. Williamson, tenant Valuation Roll 1859 - 60 065 A large farmsteading situate a short distance south of the Druidical Temple, from which it takes its name. The dwelling house is a good two-storey building - the offices are partly one and partly two storeys high and all slated and in good repair. Property of Dr. [Doctor] Henderson.
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OS1/1/27/33 BALGOSIE Balgosie Balgosie Wester Balgosie Balgosie Balgossie Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. James Bowman Mr. Thomas Keith, tenant Valuation Roll 1859 - 60 Rent Receipt - 1863 065 A small farmsteading in middling repair. The dwelling house is tiled, the rest thatched. Property of Sir Alexander Bannerman.
OS1/1/27/33 KIRKHILL Kirkhill Kirkhill Kirkhill Kirkhill Kirkhill Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. G. W. Kemp Mr. James Bowman Johnstone's C. [County] Map New Statistical Account 065 A fine farmsteading, the chief one on the estate of Kirkhill. The dwelling house is two storeys high and the offices partly one and partly two storeys. All slated and in good repair. Property of Sir Alexander Bannerman. This was once, and is still very often, called "Sleepy Hillock" but the proprietor changed the name on taking the farm into his own hands.
OS1/1/27/33 FARBURN Farburn Farburn Farburn Farburn Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. G. W. Kemp Mr. James Bowman Valuation Roll 1859 - 60 065 A small farmsteading the farm attached to which is bounded on the south by Far Burn. It is but in middling repair, all the buildings being thatched and one storey high. Property of John G. C. Skene Esq.
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OS1/1/27/34 NORTH KIRKHILL North Kirkhill North Kirkhill North Kirkhill North Kirkhill North Kirkhill Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. G. W. Kemp Mr. James Bowman Rent Receipt dated 1864 Valuation Roll 1859 - 60 065 A middling - sized farmsteading one storey high slated and in good repair. Property of Sir Alexander Bannerman.
OS1/1/27/34 RAITHS Raiths Raiths Raiths Raiths Raiths Reath Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. G. W. Kemp Mr. James Bowman Rent Receipt dated 1864 Valuation Roll 1859 - 60 Johnstone's C. [County] Map 065 A small farmsteading, the dwelling house of which is two storeys high and thatched. The offices are one storey high and all thatched except the thrashing mill. In middling repair. Property of John G. C. Skene Esq.
OS1/1/27/34 HOWMOSS Howmoss Howmoss Howmoss Howmoss Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. G. W. Kemp Mr. James Bowman Valuation Roll 1859 - 60 065 A small farmsteading one storey high and in middling repair. The dwelling house is slated - the rest thatched. Property of Dr. [Doctor] Henderson.
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OS1/1/27/35 MOUNTJOY Mountjoy Mountjoy Mountjoy Mountjoy Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. G. W. Kemp Mr. John Abel, tenant Valuation Roll 1859 - 60 065 A middling - sized farmsteading, one storey, part thatched and part tiled, in the estate of Kirkhill. It was at one time a separate estate, the proprietor having a somewhat fortified residence where the present houses stand. Property of Sir Alexander Bannerman Bart.[Baronet].
OS1/1/27/35 TUMULI [Tyrebagger Hill] Tumuli Tumuli Tumuli Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. G. W. Kemp Mr William Thomson, Inspector of Poor, Newhills & Forester 065 This cluster of tumuli is situate near to the boundary between Dyce and Newhills, in the woods on the south side of Tyrebeggar Hill. They are small stone circles about 18 feet in diameter, are not known except to very few, (who have their information from myself) and would have escaped observation but that the wood has lately been cut down for fresh planting. These have exactly the same appearance as the groups near to the Druidical Temple on the other side of the hill, and it is very likely that the hilly and wooded ground which intervenes may also have tumuli scattered over it. The tradition respecting the cairns in this Parish is that they mark the spots where the slain were interred after some ancient battle.
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OS1/1/27/37 UPPER CORSEHILL Upper Corsehill Upper Corsehill Upper Corsehill Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. Alexander Henderson, Corsehill Mr. James Bowman 065 A neat tiled cottage occupied by a servant on the Corsehill farm. At one time it was a farmsteading and the byres are still standing but in a dilapidated condition. It also formerly bore the name of Heathery-folly which is said to be a corruption of Heathery-fauld or fold. This name is still applied to it by the older inhabitants. Property of Sir Alexander Bannerman Bart. [Baronet].
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OS1/1/27/38 NEWTON Newton Newton Newton Newtown Newtown Revd [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. Kemp, tenant Mr. James Bowman Rent Receipt, dated 1864. Valuation Roll, 1859 - 60 065 A small tiled farmsteading, one storey high. Property of Sir Alexander Bannerman. It is on the estate of Kirkhill.
OS1/1/27/38 EASTER BALGOSIE Easter Balgosie Easter Balgosie Easter Balgosie Easter Balgosie East Balgosie Revd [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. G. W. Kemp Mr. James Bowman Lease Valuation Roll, 1859 - 60 065 A small one - storey farmsteading, thatched, and in but indifferent order. Property of Sir Alexander Bannerman Bart. [Baronet].
OS1/1/27/38 CORSEHILL Corsehill Corsehill Corsehill Corsehill Crosshill Revd [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. James Bowman Mr Alexander Henderson, tenant Rent Receipt Valuation Roll 1859 - 60 065 A middling-sized farmsteading, chiefly one storey high. Dwelling house slated, the rest tiled, and all in good repair. Property of Sir Alexander Bannerman Bart. [Baronet].
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OS1/1/27/39 UPPER GLEN Upper Glen Upper Glen Upper Glen Upper Glen Upper Glen Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. James Bowman Mr. Thomas Bisset, Tenant Rent Receipt - dated 1863 Valuation Roll 1959 - 60 066 A middling - sized farmsteading, one storey, slated, and in good repair. Property of J. Gordon Skene Esq. The farm has been taken out of that of Glen of Dyce, and being on higher land than the remainder has been named Upper Glen.
OS1/1/27/39 BUTLER'S CROFT Butler's Croft Butler's Croft Butler's Croft Butler's Croft Butler's Croft Revd. [Reverend] John Syme Kemp Mr. James Bowman Mr. George W. Kemp, Schoolmaster, Rent Receipt - 1862 Valuation Roll 1859 - 60 066 A small farmsteading - one storey, thatched, and in indifferent repair. Property of John G. C. Skene Esq.
OS1/1/27/39 FARBURN CROFT Farburn Croft Farburn Croft Farburn Croft Farburn Croft Farburn Croft Croft of Farburn Revd. [Reverend] John S. Kemp Mr. George W. Kemp Mr. James Bowman James Gill, Tenant Rent receipt, 1860 Valuation Roll 1859 - 60 066 A small farmsteading - one storey, slated, and in middling condition. Property of John G. C. Skene Esq. of Parkhill.
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OS1/1/27/40 MAINS OF DYCE Mains of Dyce Mains of Dyce Mains of Dyce Mains of Dyce Mains of Dyce Mains of Dyce Valuation Roll 1859 - 60 Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. George W. Kemp Mr. James Bowman Mr William Craig, Tenant Rent Receipt 066 A large farmsteading - slated and in good repair. House two storeys high, offices one. Property of John Gordon C Skene Esq. In former times this was the family residence, the building which then existed being surrounded with a ditch and drawbridge. The family burial place is on this farm, close to the river's edge, and is still the place of interment for the family.
OS1/1/27/40 BRIDGE OF DYCE Bridge of Dyce Bridge of Dyce Bridge of Dyce Bridge of Dyce Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. George W. Kemp Mr. James Bowman Donside Guide 066 A good substantial stone bridge of two arches spanning the Don, near the village of Dyce, on the turnpike road from Aberdeen to Old Meldrum. This is the same bridge as that alluded to in the Statistical Account, and built in 1803, only that the wooden arches, being found unsafe, were removed about 15 years ago and stone ones supplied instead. Previous to the erection of this bridge the river was crossed by the "Forked Ford" which is about half a mile up the river.
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OS1/1/27/41 DYCE [village] Dyce Dyce Dyce Dyce Dyce Dyce Dyce Dyce Revd. [Reverend] John S. Kemp Mr. George W. Kemp Mr. James Bowman Mr. Harvey, Inspector of Poor Session Records A. D. 1645 Directory to Noblemen & Gentlemen's Seats, Villages etc. in Scotland. 1857 Johnstone's Co. [County] Map Valuation Roll 1859 - 60 066 A small village situate near the northern bounds of the parish and on the turnpike road from Aberdeen to Old Meldrum. It contains a smithy and at one time also possessed an Inn, but this has been given up since the present proprietor came into possession. The church and school are about a mile distant by road from the village and in different directions. Dyce is 6 miles from Aberdeen by road and 6½ by rail. The only shop in it is a small one kept in the Post Office. Property of John Gordon C. Skene Esq.
OS1/1/27/41 FAR BURN Far Burn Far Burn Far Burn Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. G. W. Kemp Mr. James Bowman 065 ; 066 This small stream collects on the farm of Kirkhill and, running about a mile, enters the River Don near Glen. For the chief part of its course it forms the boundary between Dyce and Newhills parishes.
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OS1/1/27/42 MEIKLE DYCE Meikle Dyce Meikle Dyce Meikle Dyce Meikle Dyce Meikle Dyce Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. John Burnett, Tenant Mr. James Bowman Rent Receipt Valuation Roll 1859 - 60 066 A middling farmsteading, the farm attached to which was at one time much larger than at present. One storey, slated and in good repair. Property of J. G. C. Skene Esq.
OS1/1/27/42 GLEN Glen Glen Glen Glen Glen of Dyce Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. James Bowman Mr. Alexander Harvey Plan of Lands of Dyce etc, dated 1815-6 in hands of factor. Valuation Roll 1859 - 60 066 A fine large farmsteading overlooking the Don. The dwelling-house is a neat cottage; it and most of the out-houses forming new erections on the site of the old. At one time this farm embraced the land now attached to Upper Glen. Property of J. G. C. Skene Esq.
OS1/1/27/42 DYCE JUNCTION STATION Dyce Junction Station Dyce Junction Station Dyce Junction Station Dyce Junction Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. Stewart, Stationmaster Mr. James Bowman Board at Station 066 This railway station stands at the junction of the Formartine and Buchan Railway with the Great North of Scotland. It has separate platforms for each railway, is a good slated building built of [ ], and contains a refreshment room. On account of the junction, there is a large amount of traffic conducted at it, the business of the neighbourhood being but slight. Before the Formartine & Buchan line was made the station for Dyce stood ½ a mile westward which was more convenient for the Parish.
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OS1/1/27/43 MUIR OF DYCE Muir of Dyce Muir of Dyce Muir of Dyce Muir of Dyce Muir of Dyce Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. Alexander Harvey Mr. James Bowman Rent Receipts Valuation Roll 1859 - 60 066 This name applies to a district embracing a few cottar's houses, the railway station, station-master's house, and a creosote works belonging to the Great North of Scotland Railway, which is used for dipping the railway sleepers. There is every reason to believe that in a short time the whole of the land will lose that moorish aspect which part of is still possesses, as the waste parts of the parish are being extensively reclaimed, and will repay the labour. The name Muir of Dyce had at one time a more extensive application than at present. Property of J. G. C. Skene Esq.
OS1/1/27/43 POST OFFICE [Dyce] Post Office Post Office Post Office Revd.[Reverend] J. S. Kemp Mr. James Bowman Mrs. Ellen, Margaret Rae, Postmistress. 066 The Post-office of Dyce is held in a small grocer's shop somewhat detached from the chief part of the village of Dyce. It is a sub-post to Aberdeen. Arrivals 5..50 A.M. and 2..30 P.M. Despatch 2..30 P.M. Property of J. G. C. Skene Esq.
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OS1/1/27/44 FORMARTINE AND BUCHAN RAILWAY Formartine and Buchan Railway Formartine and Buchan Railway Mr. Leslie Hunter, Station Master, Aberdeen Mr. William Stewart, Station Master, Dyce 066 This railway branches from the Great North of Scotland Railway 6½ miles west of Aberdeen, at the Dyce Junction Station, and extends to Frazerburgh. About one mile of it is in this parish, and it is a single line having the electric telegraph along it. It is at present worked by the Great North of Scotland Company and conveys passenger as well as goods traffic.
OS1/1/27/44 BURNSIDE Burnside Burnside Burnside John G. C. Skene, Proprietor Mr. Chalmers, Factor. Mr. George Bisset, Tenant 066 A small, new, farmsteading in the Muir of Dyce. Slated and one story high. Property of John G. C. Skene Esq
OS1/1/27/44 [Page] 44 Aberdeenshire -- Parish of Dyce F. E. Pratt Capt R.E. [Captain Royal Engineers]
OS1/1/27/45 [Page] 45 Names of Objects -- Page Aberdeen Canal (Remains of) -- 22 Balgosie -- 33 Begs Burn -- 27 Begsley -- 27 Bendauch -- 18 Bekiebutts -- 17 Biedlieston -- 15 Black Burn -- 3 Blackburn -- 16 Blackburn Pot -- 3 Blue Hill -- 17 Bogenjoss -- 20 Bridge of Dyce -- 40 Burnside -- 44 Butler's Croft -- 39 Site of Cairn -- 14 Cairn -- 14 Caskieben -- 28 Church (Formerly Chapel of St. Fergus) -- 6 Corsehill -- 38 Cross -- 7 Druidical Temple [note-scored out] -- 31 Dyce -- 1 Dyce -- 41 Dyce Mills (Corn & Barley) -- 5 Dyce Junction Station -- 42 Dyce Quarries -- 32 Easter Balgosie -- 38 East Woodland -- 16 Faimiewell Pot -- 5 Farburn -- 33 Far Burn -- 41 Farburn Croft -- 39 Formartin and Buchan Railway -- 44 Forked Ford (Disused) -- 24 Foot-of-Hill -- 27 Glen -- 42 Gorehead -- 29 Gorehead Wood -- 29 Gouk Stone -- 13 Gravel Cottage -- 29 Great North of Scotland Railway -- 10 Gueval Wood -- 26 Guildhall -- 23 Harveys Cairn -- 21 Hatton Bridge -- 4 Hill of Marcus -- 30 Howmoss -- 34 Kay's Mill (Corn) -- 13 Kaysmill -- 17 King's Well -- 14 Kirkhill -- 33 Lady's Jointure -- 8 Liddell's Monument -- 22 Lintmill -- 18 Little Hill -- 26 Lower Overton -- 20 Mains of Dyce -- 40 Manse -- 9 Meikle Dyce -- 42 Moss Fetach -- 20 Mountjoy -- 35 Muir of Dyce -- 43 Nether Kirkton -- 24 Newton -- 38 North Kirkhill -- 34 Paul's Croft -- 18 Pitdouries Well (Chalybeate) -- 28 Pitmedden House -- 23 Pitmedden Station -- 23 Post Office -- 43 Raiths -- 34 River Don -- 11 School -- 19 Sculptured Stone -- 9 Standingstones -- 32
OS1/1/27/46 [Page] 46 Name of Objects -- Page Stone Circle -- 31 Stone Coffin containing human remains, and an Urn containing ashes found here in A. D. 1856 -- 4 Stone Coffin containing human remains found here -- 14 The Pitdouries -- 28 The Slacks -- 15 Tumuli -- 25 Tumuli -- 35 Site of Tumulus (Urn found here A. D. 1814) -- 10 Tyrebeggar Hill -- 30 Upper Corsehill -- 37 Upper Glen -- 39 Upper Kirkton -- 24 Upper Overton -- 20 Urn containing ashes found here in A. D. 1853 -- 10 Woodland -- 15 Beidleston --15 (Altered by Authority of Mr James Macdonald The Farm. Huntly N.B. To be used for 1" purpose only, further investigation to be made during the revision of the larger scales. By order of the D.G. [Director General] 12.8.1895) Caiesmill -- 17 (Remark as below) [above] Foot O' Hill -- 27 (Remark as below) [above]