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Aboyne Castle. The ruins of a 13th Century castle, mentioned in ancient records as the castrum de Obeyn.

Arnage Castle, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, is at the centre of the area of Aberdeenshire traditionally called the Buchan. Built by the Cheyne family in 1380, the castle is a an example of the work of Thomas Leiper, a master mason. The Cheyne family who were of Norman origin, lived at Arnage until 1643. In 1702 the castle became part of the property of the provost John Ross.

Balfluig Castle, Alford, Aberdeenshire. Scotland. Built by Mathew Lumsden in about 1550 on account of the unsettled state of the surrounding country. It is the seat of the Forbes, barony of Alford, and above its main door can be seen the date of its construction.

Balmoral Castle has been the Scottish home of the Royal Family since it was purchased for Queen Victoria by Prince Albert in 1852.

Balvenie Castle. In 1308 the Comyns were crushed by Robert the Bruce and after his harrying of the Buchan lands, Balvenie Castle stood abandoned for some years.

Braemar Castle was a perfectly formed tower house with a profusion of battlemented turrets, shielded by a low star-shaped curtain wall, studded with gun loops. Built in 1628, it served as a hunting lodge. Braemar Castle.

Brandsbutt Stone. A fine Pictish symbol stone, with a well preserved ogham inscription. The stone was broken up to build into a field dyke, but the pieces have now been put together. Originally it formed one of a circle. located at Brandsbutt Farm, about one mile NW of Inverurie. Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Cairnbulg Castle stands on the right bank of the water of Philorth by a small copse, two miles east of Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Caskieben Castle. Situated on the south-east outskirts of the town and ancient royal burgh of Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in a great farming region and not far from the Bass, site of an important motte and bailey stronghold.

Castle Fraser. One the great castles of Mar, Castle Fraser near Sauchen in Aberdeenshire is a perfect expression of a castellated Renaissance house.

Castle Forbes, Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Located five miles from Alford off A944. Set in the fertile Howe of Alford, this is the traditional seat of the Premier Baron of Scotland.

Cluny Castle, Sauchen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, is a large, modern and picturesque neo-baronial pile dating from 1830, when it was built by John Smith, the architect. The existing building incorporates part of a 17th Century "Z"- plan castle built by I. Bell for Thomas Gordon in 1604. From existing drawings it is easy to see that modern Cluny Castle covers what was probably one of the best examples of "Z "-plan tower castles in Scotland. Its architect also designed and built Craigievar. The lands of Cluny were originally granted by King Robert Bruce sometime before 1325 to Sir Alexander Fraser, who had married his sister, Mary.

Colquhonny Castle, Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The ruined castle stands on the right bank of the river Donne at Strathdon; it was never completely finished. Building was started on this intended tower-house by a "forbes" at the beginning of the 16th Century, but work finally stopped a few years later after three of the lairds had been killed by fatal falls whilst overseeing the building.

Corgaff Castle. Situated at the end of the Lecht Pass, which connects Strathdon with Strathavon, and facing the steep climb up from Cock Bridge, is Corgaff Castle, twin of Braemar Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Craig Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This forbidding castle, which can best be described as a cliff-like block of masonry, is situated 60 feet above the Burn of Craig.

Craigievar Castle. Set in secluded hilly country south of Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, is the fairytale Castle of Craigievar, built in 1626 as an "L"-plan tower house for the flamboyant Forbes laird known as "Willie the Marchant of Aberdeen", brother of the Bishop of Aberdeen.

Crathes Castle. Queen Victoria confided in her diary that Deeside seemed to breathe freedom and to make one forget the world and its sad turmoils. Some 300 years before this tribute the Burnetts of Leys had been struck by the attractions of Deeside. They chose to build their home, Crathes Castle, on a sunny south-facing slope between Aberdeen and Banchory, Aberdeenshire.

Delgatie Castle stands in wooded grounds not far from Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is the tower-house home of the Hays of Erroll. The original 13th Century stone keep with its four-storey tower, each floor was connected with an internal ladder, was slowly added to over the centuries and in many different stages. By the 16th Century Delgatie Castle had been extended three times and was completely rebuilt on an "L"-plan.

Drum Castle, Aberdeenshire. For almost 700 years the name of Drum has been identified with the Irvines who held the castle through twenty four successive generations. Formerly a Comyn stronghold, Drum was gifted by a grateful Robert the Bruce to a loyal friend who had supported him throughout the war with England.

Druminnor Castle, Near Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, was built in the 15th Century on lands granted to the Duncan Forbes in 1271. From this earlier date the Forbes family lived in a timber-built motte and bailey stronghold at a site called Castlehill until 1440. In the 15th Century the first Lord Forbes employed John of Kenlock and William of Inverkip from Renfrewshire to build the present castle. The castle today is only a fragment of its original size but the surviving "palace house" on the basement ground floor, together with staircase, first floor and remains of the present second floor, are thought to date back to 1440. In this section of the castle is the famous "happy room" which takes its name from the 15th Century inscription, believed to have been written by King James II, part of which includes the words "happy room". In 1571, the Forbes were defeated in the Battle of Tillyangus by the Gordons, and the castle was sacked. In the rebuilding which followed, the round stair with its heraldic panels, gun-loops, crow-stepped gables and attic windows, was added. The castle has once again restored into a home.

Dunnottar Castle. The medieval stone castle at Dunnottar was built in the 1290s by Sir William Keith, Great Marischal, and the only Scottish earl to take his title from his office of state rather than his lands.

Loch Kinord has a Crannog Island, probably built for defence reasons and dating from the Bronze Age. It is unique as an early example of man's civil engineering capabilities. This artificial island was formed by a large raft of logs and brushwood on which were built up layers of stone and earth held together by intersecting timbers. The process continued until the structure sank in position and it was then anchored by log piles sunk all around.

Maiden Stone. The most famous of the Early Christian monuments in Aberdeenshire, this stone is associated with several weird legends formerly current in the Garioch. On one side it displays a richly ornamented Celtic cross and other decoration in the same style, and on the other side are Pictish symbols. Located near Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Tolquhon Castle. Aberdeenshire abounds in great baronial houses. Almost all of them are towers like Craigievar. William Forbes, 7th laird of Tolquhon, wanted something different however and proceeded to build one of the most remarkable mansions in Scotland.

Children of the Manse: Growing Up in Victorian Aberdeenshire What was it like to be a girl, born and brought up within a Free Kirk manse in the heart of Aberdeenshire during mid-Victorian times? A fascinating story by Alice Thiele Smith, ninth of the eleven children born to Jane Robertson and Dr William Pirie Smith, Free Church minister of Keig near Alford, Scotland.

Aberdeen and Royal Deeside (Ordnance... Survey Pathfinder Guide. This Pathfinder guide covers the part of north east Scotland that lies between the Cairngorms and the sea - a region of varying landscapes, which includes Aberdeen, the 'Granite City', Scotland's third largest metropolis and the beautiful countryside around Balmoral. The area is rich in heritage and history, with regional highlights such as Elgin, Haddo House, Huntly and Crathes Castle featured among the 28 carefully-devised walks. Coastal, town, riverside, country park and hill routes are all incorporated, ensuring that local walkers and visitors alike will be able to make the most of this delightful and unspoilt region. Each walk features an easy-to-follow route description, fascinating background and historical detail and recommendations for points of interest and highlights. The colour maps, specially supplied by the Ordnance Survey, are clearly detailed with the route and markers corresponding to the description in the text. With three grades of walk, easy, moderate and challenging, information on parking and refreshments, practical advice on walking, and information on local organisations, this guide is ideal for locals and holidaymakers, or keen walkers eager to explore the area. Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Aberdeen, 1800 to 2000 Aberdeen is a city shaped by its geography, climate and architecture. Like the land from which it grew, its projects qualities of hard work and fortitude, firm solidity, self-confidence and aspiration. It is a city with a character and personality that reflects its people. Conservative and "canny" in some senses, it has often been radical and inovative in its This book provides an understanding of the changes that have taken place in Aberdeen's economic and social structure since 1800, from the age of textiles to the age of oil. It analyzes changes in work patterns, housing, education, economy, social welfare, religion, local government, leisure and culture, and discusses the effects of national and international market forces, periods of instability and high growth, and political struggles. It features many of the people who played an important part in this period of Aberdeen's history. This history by 13 historians, economists, political scientists and geographers, shows that Aberdeen has survived economic upheavals and the disruption of two world wars, emerging as an independent city with a sense of its own worth and values.politics and in tackling social issues. Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

The Road to Maggieknockater: Exploring... Aberdeen and the North-east Through Its Place-names . It shows how onomastic, the study of names and their origin, has developed over the years and it examines various aspects of the place-name game, among them field names, one retired naval commander called his fields after the battleships he served on, and place-name rhymes, which were used by country folk to mock their rivals on other farms and villages. It takes you to Old Groddie, where illicit stills were busy in the old days, and to old tracks where 50,000 Hielanmen went marching to the Battle of Harlaw. It tells you how a tiny Bible led the author to the wild Aberdour coast to visit 'a substantial old Scots house of great charm'. It follows the trail of St Dostan when he came to Scotland to Christianise Buchan and to Old Deer where the famous Book of Deer was written. It chases 'ghost Roads', listens to the poem of a humble packmen near Aberdeen, solves the mystery of the Golden Pumphel, and heeds a warning to 'Haud yer feet!' In this informative and fully illustrated book, well-known Aberdeen writer Bob Smith lets us see the North-east corner in a new and fascinating light.

Maritime Aberdeen Aberdeen has been at the centre of maritime industry and events in the United Kingdom for centuries. This most northerly of cities has been in its day the home of the first and finest of British clipper ships, the biggest Scottish fishing port and capital of the European offshore oil and gas industry. Although disadvantaged by its relative remoteness from the rest of the UK, the city has always looked to the sea from its livelihood, trade and sustenance. From fishing boats to ferries, from clipper ships to liners and from oil rig support vessels to the city's history of shipbuilding, all aspects of Aberdeen's rich maritime heritage are shown here in this unique collection of images from Aberdeen Maritime Museum. They show principally the work and ingenuity of the people of Aberdeen who, through their maritime enterprise, developed and sailed some of the finest ships in the world. Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Lost Aberdeen The initial chapters are an odyssey through the early town, from the Green to the Gallowgate, charting the disappearance of the irreplaceable medieval townscape. Moving on to more modern times she traces the evolution and gradual erosion of the Granite City, whose stylish yet restrained architecture once brought visitors from all over the world to see an Aberdeen which they recognised and valued as a unique city. She writes of George Street, originally planned as 'an elegant entrance to the city' and of Union Street, a marvel of early nineteenth century engineering with stunning symmetry, elegant terracing and memorable shops. There is also a requiem for Archibald Simpson's splendid New Market and the sadly missed Northern Co-operative Society Arcade. The final part of Lost Aberdeen recalls vanished mansions, and lost clachans, victims of the city's march westwards. Long gone industrial archaeology is also revisited, the railway stations, mills, shipyards, seafront, tollhouses and boathouse, which slipped away as if they never had existed. In Lost Aberdeen Diane Morgan writes with the same fresh approach to local history that blends careful scholarship with high readability. Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Aberdeen Before 1800 This volume, the earlier of the two-volume official History of Aberdeen, provides a comprehensive picture of the development of the two historic burghs of Old Aberdeen and New Aberdeen over their first seven centuries, from 1100 to 1800. As early as the 14th century, Aberdeen was recognized as one of the "four great towns of Scotland". Early settlement, the growing townscape and social change over the centuries are all traced. Aberdeen's contacts with the sea and other towns overseas and its economy and politics, both local and national, are assessed. Aberdeenshire Scotland.

Aberdeen Sailing Ships The days when Aberdeen's 'fast sailing and copper-bottomed' ships carried emigrant Scots to Canada are brought to life in this fascinating account of the northern Scotland exodus during the sailing ship era. Taking readers through new and little-used documentary sources, Lucille H. Campey finds convincing evidence of good ships, sailed by experienced captains and managed by reputable people, thus challenging head on the perceived imagery of abominable sea passages in leaking old tubs. And by considering the significance of ship design and size, she opens a new window on our understanding of emigrant travel. Instead of concentrating on the extreme cases of suffering and mishaps, to be found in anecdotal material, Campey's approach is to identify all of the emigrant sea crossings to Canada made on Aberdeen sailing ships. Observing the ships which collected passengers from the port of Aberdeen as well as those which collected emigrants at Highland ports, especially Cromarty and Thurso, Campey reveals the processes at work and the people who worked behind the scenes to provide the services. Her following of the emigrant Scots on to their New World destinations in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Upper Canada provides us with an opportunity to see how events in Canada were influencing both the decision to emigrate and choice of location. These emigrant Scots succeeded, often after difficult beginnings, and would endow Canada with their rich traditions and culture which live on to this day. Aberdeenshire, Scotland.