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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| OYNE [parish] | Parish of Oyne Parish of Oyne Parish of Oyne |
Statistical Account Mr. Chalmers, Merchant Oyne Revd [Reverend] Donald Fraser Oyne Statistical Account Fullarton's Gazetteer |
044 ; 045 ; 053 ; 054 | A small parish in the County of Aberdeen bounded on the north by the parishes of Rayne, Culsalmond, and Insch, on the west by those of Premnay and Keig, on the south by Monymusk, and on the east by Chapel of Garioch. The principal portion of the parish is arable, the only moorland portion being the eastern end of the Bennachie range, - comprising the Mither Tap, Garbit Tap, Craigshannoch, And part of Ousen Craig. The Ury, which for a short distance forms the boundary, and the Gaudie are the principal streams. The antiquities in the parish are, the British Camp on the summit of the Mither Tap, the Maiden Castle near Pittodrie, the Stone Circle on Candle Hill, and the Sculptured Stones at the north lodge of Logie Elphinstone. It is intersected by the Great North of Scotland Railway and has a railway Station near the village of Oyne. Sir J.D.H. Elphinstone,Bart. [Baronet], Col. [Colonel] H.K. Erskine, and Robert Grant Esqr. are the principal proprietors. Note There is no portion of this Parish detached, nor portion or portions of any other Parish situated within the boundaries of this Parish. |
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