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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INSCH [parish] | Parish of Insch Parish of Insch Parish of Insch |
Mr. A. Roger, Sen. [Senior]. Insch Mr. A. Roger, Jun. [Junior]. Insch Mr. John Gartley Insch |
034 ; 035 ; 043 ; 044 | The parish of Insch is irregular in shape, and is situated about 27 miles north west of the City of Aberdeen, in Aberdeenshire, it is about 5½ miles in length and about 4 in breadth and about 1 mile in its narrowest part. There are one or two hills of note in this parish. first we have the Hill of Foudland in the north part of the parish, rising to a hight of about 1100 feet above the level of the sea, and from its summit a beautifil view of the How of the Garioch is obtained, it is also noted for its famous Slate Quarries, The next hill is Dunnideer, a conical hill, situated about 1½ miles west of the Village of Insch, it rises to an elevation of about 600 feet and is celebrated for the remains of a vitrified fort and the ruins of a square tower or castle of Dunnideer, the late Sir Andrew Leith Hay. K.H. [Knight] &.c. of Rannies gives a very fine description of this in his Castellated Architecture of Aberdeenshire. In addition to the Castle of Dunnideer there are other antiquities of interest. The Wardhouse of Dunnideer appears to have been a place of greater note then the Castle itself. there appears to be authentic accounts of the date of its erection, Sir Andrew Leith Hay, writes "In a ravine, to the westward of the Castle, formerly stood the "Wardhouse" of Dunnideer, erected probably for a twofold purpose, that which its name denotes, and also as an outwork on the most assailable point, by which enemies, in those days, passing to the Garioch from the [continued on page 2] |
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