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| PARISH OF STRATHDON | Parish of Strathdon Continued | [continued from page 1] the fields reclaimed from the Surrounding hills, cannot be estimated under nine hundred feet. But although the elevation is even higher than many of the neighbouring parishes, the soil And climate are admirably adapted for the cultivation of many of the cereal and green crops, which are presently grown in the neighbouring districts. In Strathdon the character and Composition of the soil are very varied: some parts are siliceous or flinty, some aluminous or clayey; while others are calcareous and mossy; but the greater part of all the arable land in the parish is a fine, free, loamy soil of considerable depth, and is very suitable for the production of grass, turnips and straw. The only Antiquities in the parish worthy of note are Culquhanny Castle, (beside which is a well conducted Inn) Doune of Invernochty or "Doune," and the Castle of Corgarff. Two Erd houses were discovered on the Newe Estate in 1859 and 1864. The Erd house found in 1859 is situated at the farm steading of Buchaam, and is a good specimen of a primitive dwelling; it measures about 60 feet in length & is well preserved being kept under lock and key. the other is situated in the garden of Castle Newe; but is not in Such [continued on page 3] |
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[Page] 2Parish of Strathdon
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