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NOTE S LOC L ISTO IC L A ND NTI U A I N , A , H R A , A Q R A , REGA RDING THE VARIOU S PLACE S OF INTERE ST ALONG THE ROU TE OF
HE BU C N IL T HA RA WAY .
BY T HE LAT E W I LLIAM A N DE R S O N ,
“ PE TE R HE A D SE NTI N E L. E DI TOR ,
fiztt mh PRINTE D AND PU BLISHED AT THE SE NTINE L
OFFICE B O D PL CE . , R A A
C O NT E NT S .
— se a nd o o —S u — he PE TE R BE AD . Ri Pr gre ss of the T wn m ggling T — — — Wha le Fi she ry The H erring Fi she ry The Ha rb o u rs A — Wa lk th rou gh Pete rhe a d Sketch of the Arr i va l o f a Sea ler
W — r o s - a a a o or a r C u c s Sc o &c . S h le h he , h l ; The R ilw y t ti n — — ’ Bu cha nha v en Fa rm s in Vi cinity of Pe te rhea d Ho we o
u a n d su r o u d o u 1 o 1 B c a r c r . t h n n ing nt y, p p . 9
E —Ha field —B r r — C o c a M o u nt l e a sa n INVE R U GI . y e yhill kl w p t — — Ka tb ur n In veru gie Ca s tle Histo ric a l Sketc h Of the Keiths — — — The la s t E a rl M a ri s cha l M a rsha l Keith Tra diti o ns o f — — In v e ru gie R a ve nscra ig Ca s tle Hi sto rica l Sketc h o f the
Fa — a — l is hill 1 to C i o r d E l &c . . 9 4 heyne m ly Th n le , , p.p 0
W E A —The A uchle M — a u re o f the Kil o u NE S T . e ills The F il g rs
ora & c 40 t R , . , pp o 42
— k s n d — LONGSI DE . S tc of Pa r a a n s Sc o o s c . e h the i h Vill ge In , h l , & — — — — E pi sco pa l Cha pel C a irnga l l Hou se The U gie T he ’ — — ’ A u th o r o f T ull o chgo r u m J a mie Fleem a n T he Fa ctor 8
' ! ' ou Br d en d c —Bo o B a e—I n e r u ho me — & . e r v r L p, i g , di q y Glen
—C ro ok edno ok & c 3 u . 4 t o gie , , p . p . 56
D DEER MI TLA W —M a —A d —Pitfou r—Old D r OL N . intl w en ee
b f D —Dr u d ca a A o r s &c . 5 t o . 6 The bey ee i i l Rem in , , p p. 7 5 W M A JU NCTI O N NE U D . , p 65
FE A SE R BU R GH —De s cr o o f o —H s o r ca c o . ipti n the T wn i t i l Sket h f the
ra s r a —L t o u s —P u c Bu d s Ba k s c F e F mily igh h e bli il ing , n , & .
a d c o o s -S n — a o u rc s n S n c . C S & . 66 to h he h l hippi g t ti , , p p. 72 — — PHI LOBTH The C a i rns o f M em sie The Ol d Ho us e Of A uc hi rie s
Lo r P s o So rs—C a i rnbu l a s C . d it lig the ldie g tle , p p. 72 t o 77
A THE — v ra oc Ca s — a to Lo uma R N . In e ll hy tle R then y, p. 77
N - Ca r ss Ho u se J o u k - a rk— LO MA Y . i ne hn T r P C rimo nd
Lo ma t o Str c n . y i hen , p p . 78 to 80 C O N T E N T S .
R I CHE T VI lla e —M e o — ST N . he g rm nd a nd it s White Ho rse R ob ’ — — Gi bb s Lo dge St richen Ho use Impro vements o n the E s t a te
- Dru d ca a i s—S r c t o Bru kla 8 to 86 c . . 1 i i l Rem n t i hen y, p p
BR K LA —B l — o v — U C Y . ru ck a y Ca s tle Imp r ements o n the E s ta te The — Vill a ge o f N e w Pit sligo T he Old C a s tle o f F e dde x a t e — — Tra ditio ns o f F e dde ra te Br u ckl a y t o N e w M a u d The
a o f N e w D r 6 t o 2 . 8 9 Vill ge ee , p. p
A U CH A A TT — ilk ho rn M o ss—T E br — o us o f N t rm n 1r N G . G he ie H e e he — Li u1 e st o ne ua rr s & c . . 93 Q ie , , p
A R A E —Sa v o ch D r—A l a Ho u s —M a s f A r a N G . Of ee n ge e in o n ge
Ga o —H o o f T u x n e r h a l l 3 t o 4 &c . 9 9 The ll whill ilt n , . , p . p
—E — o h — lh e to n— E LLON . llo n Ca stle Sketc h f t e Villa ge Co s The — — Bu ried Pa ris h of F o r vie Sla ins C a s tle T he Bulle rs o f
4 t o 8 Buc a . . 9 9 h n , p p
E SSLE M ON T o . . 99 , . p — — O I E R I E V E Old Ca s o f U d n Sitt to n a r . 99 L G . The tle y y F m, p
N Y — M o ss— D s t C u o n t he L —A c U D . The The eepe tting ine n ient
. 99 U r n s &c . , , p
W M A CHA R —Th e Do nside Co u r —Bena ch ie— D s de NE . nt y The ee i
H s . 99 ill , p — — L P rk Ho us Br d o v r Don . 1 00 PA R K HI L . a hill e The i ge e the , p
N TI —BU XBU R N —W DSI DE —K1 TT Y BR E W STE R a nd DY CE J U C ON OO , BER DEEN 100 A , p
PHIC I LLU S T R AT IO N S PHO T O G R A ,
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r a nd O N G and sto y, brain and sinew, physical
r m mate ial wealth , have ade Buchan a famous country ; a nd now that the iron roa ds of civiliza
r its r e m ur tion have penet ated ec sses, it beco es a pleas e,
to a the and at the same time a necessity, place, like in possession of the intelligent n a tive as in the hands of the
r ra r u to r a s tou ist and st nge , s ch a Handbook the dist ict
r s t m fe u w shall p ove a plea an co panion and a sa g ide, hile
r a r n i orm a ll I s trustwo thily imp ti g nf ation to . Such the aim of the writer Of this little work who proposes ta king “ ” r d O n his ea er through those Howes Bucha , which are
r e r a rr inte s cted by ailway. Sometimes he may c y the
’ reader s attention awa y from the line ; but on such occa s ions a worthy object must be his excuse .
zi rrl rs h fi g .
First in order amo ng those sights and scenes through which we purpose conducting our readers
co n of r —a n r mes the tow Pete head inte esting, busy, and t e u f hriving little s aport . Tho gh not able to boast o b P E TE R H E A D. ve ea t a nt i ry gr iquity, still it has an interesting history, n its rise from what it was when erected into a Burgh of Barony by E a rl Marischal in 1 593 to wh a t it no w is in 1 865 ; and, notwithstanding its unmistakeable flavour
now r r and again of whale oil and cu ed herrings, Pete hea d
w proves a considerable attraction to tourists ; indeed, e kno w of no town of its size along the eastern coast of Scotland where a tourist ma y more enjoy himself for a
c r a re ouple of days in summer than he e . The days gone ,
it is true, when Peterhead held high rank as a watering — place when crowds of the elite Of this and the sister “ — country resorted thither to kill their time but the
a r r a ttractions it possessed then e still p esent , although the
r l caprice of fashion may choose to think othe wise . It stil
for has its chalybeate waters, and its great facilities sea
bathing ; the fresh sea - breeze still blows over the town
r the strong saline atmosphe e, so bracing to the nerves and
so grateful to the senses of inlanders . From the situa
n tion of Peterhead being almost insular, it e joys the
sea - breeze to the utmost advantage ; and the inhabitants experience its good effects in a sanitary sense by the
a bsence of noxious vapours, and a comparative immunity
from epideml c disease .
E RISE AND PROGRESS OF PETERH AD.
We have said that the town has an interesting history ;
a nd we note a few facts regarding it . V h In the days of James . , a little dot might ave been
found on the Dutch charts of the ea st coast of Scot
w hich pointed out the situation of a fishing sta l e Peterspo . It was visited by the Dutch fishermen very P E T E R H E A D; year for the immense quantities of cod a nd ling which ’ they then caught bet w een Kinnaird s Head and Buchan
r a s ness . A t this time, pe h ps, the number of its inhabitant
- - r was not over five and twenty , while it is more than p o bable that even that small number w ere scarcely permanent residenters . By the inhabitants , the place was called
ru ie r on d Pete g . The g ound which it stood then belonge
r. 1 560 r a to the A bbey of Dee In , Q ueen Ma y p
K h so n a l pointed R obert eit , Of Willi m , fourth Ear 1 587 . Marischal , as Commendator of Deer in , James VI
R r of r Altr created this obert a Pee , under the title Lo d ee - converting the lands into a temporary lordship in h is
r ra Al tree favou . The pee ge of , however, becoming extinct, the Abbey lands fell to the lot of Earl Marischal . It is not at all clear that the “ town w a s known by its present name of Peterhead till the reign of James VI . , in
r b r 2 1st 1 5 93 a n whose Pa liament at Edin u gh , on July, , A ct w a s passed in favour of the Earl Marischal a nent the ” Haven of Peterhead . A bout this time, the Earl erected it into a Burgh of
a . r ma r a r r B rony This yea we y em k , saw the fi st — of Peterhea d the inha bita nts of which numbered fifty six . The cha rter was granted to fourteen Feua rs, w ho
r r r 3000 we e fishe s the pu chase money being merks,
- t £ l l s - r and the annual feu du y 7 . Scots and the g ound granted to them extended from R oa nhea ds and the Keith
on K r Inch the eastern side, to about the i kburn and its r pa allel points on the western . The original Feuars “ r u bound themselves to e ect stone and lime houses, s fii cicntly slated and some of these ma y still be seen—in
the Lon a Port Henry Lane and in g te. P E TE R H E A D.
Very little is known Of ho w the good folks of Peter
ot o u for ur t a head g about a cent y af er this d te, with
o o f the a c Of r the excepti n f t thei Slow increa se . In
1 62 1 A ct a r a r a , in an of P li ment, we find Pete he d men tioned a nd a i n 1 633— A c i gain , both ts be ng anent
l c a nd r of o a nd r the co le ting inb inging the taxati n , elief " r a te A o a r 1 6 47 old to p el s . b ut the ye , the Ki rk in
ur r a r a the Ch chya d was built . The bell be s that d te ;
a r h r o f and ne the C u ch, and at the f undation o old h o r v ouses close to it, c ins of this pe iod ha e been found in l rs r or e r d 1 6 0 p enty . The fi t Session ec ds b a ate 7 and the Superiority of the B urgh remained in the hands of the
E a rl M a rischal till 1 7 1 5 , when the whole possessions Of
r r r f that family we e fo feited to the C own , in consequence o
r R a the pa t which they took in the ebellion Of th t year. All being fish that came to net with the Hanoverians at th l d r a for a is time , the an s we e immedi tely exposed s le, a nd bought by the York B uilding Company . This con
to ro u i n 1 726 d r cern coming the g nd , the lan s we e again
m r r r a in the a ket . This time they we e pu ch sed by the Merchant Ma iden Ho spita l o f Edinb urgh for some £ 3000 sterling a nd in their possessio n they have remained ever
A 1 775 v r rr since . bout , the lands, howe e , na owly escaped
s l r r o h going out Of their hand . The ai d Of T oup b ught t em
o v r or b ut r of the G e n s for the p ice being, as he
r r h conside ed, ve y hig , he stipulated for some time to
n r of a r r co side his b gain, with an option to elinquish it
u ro r n u s if he tho ght p pe . He did reli q i h his bargain ; a nd on the back of the document intimating this de cision one of of , the Governors the Hospital, on its
t - na ivel being deposited in the char er chest, y marked P E TE R H E A D.
” a mira c ulous esca p e! So it has turned out .
The Peterhead folks used to get the character Of rank
” I n 1 1 5 a Jacobites . 7 , the inhabit nts, not only to a man ,
n a r r of a but to a w oma , g llantly ose in suppo t the cl ims of
O f r or the exiled fa mily . N ewe than eleven w thy dames
- r n r u o ed the Town gua d, bei g d awn p nightly al ng with “ fi un the others, and being supplied with ane suf cient g charged with powder and bullets, and four spare shots ” besides, and ane sufii cient suord l The Keiths appear a t all times to have been great favourites with the inhabit
n Of r r a ts Pete head, and thei ruin proved a heavy blow to — the town a blow under which it sta gge red for a time . — But the good Bu rgh was soon to lift its head a bit if not
a s a s of s r . by me n strictly legal, at le st by mean some o t Smuggling was fro m a very e a rly date indulged in to a greater or less extent ; but it increased to a very great de r d r n the r r 1 80 rr g ee u i g few yea s befo e 7 , and was ca ied on from that date to an almost fa bulous extent for a bout
u f ten ye a rs or so . Things no w began to ass me a di ferent
r e r w r e appea ance ; poor famili s g e ich, new houses wer
ea tsta cks a — built, and the p began to disappe r indeed, there is little use in disguising the fa ct tha t it was smuggling which fi rst gave Peterhead a thorough start . After two or r ss d n of r r w th ee succe ful lan i gs gin and b andy, the e ould ha ve been scarcely a cellar in town which w a s not full of
r —in a r m cont aband goods f ct, so unive sally did the syste
r of old - n obtain, that the floo s the Town house were ofte
d r out lifte , the ea th dug , and the vacant space filled with kegs of spirits . There were very few convictions for
— of d smuggling Obtained, however the folks Peterhea being true as steel to one a nother in their illicit tra ffic. P E T E R H E A D.
THE W HA S LE FI HERY.
r u But this sort of wo k soon gave way to lawf l industry, for people begin to get cautious “ when they have anything
o r to l se. The fi st whale ship was sent out from the port “ ” 1 788 w a s R r in , and named the obe t . She w a s co m
ma nded r and manned by Englishmen for ten yea s, and
r r. A t her success was ve y poo this time, Hull w a s the principal port engaged in the fishery and the crew of the R r o — d obert we e all btained there being suppose , of
r for cou se, to be the most likely men the work . Daunted
“ ” a t r c r o their poo suc ess, the owne s f the R obert were
about to give up the trade in 1 798 but two of their number — — M r Jo h n H utchison and Mr James Arbuthnot pre vailed upon their co - partners to send out the vessel for
a nother season , and this time to get her commanded and
m r A s . r anned f om Peterhead a last resou ce , this was t w r ried . The result well re arded the expe iment, as the “ R t r u i . a r r ober retu ned f ll sh p Ye afte year, capital voyages were made ; and after this date the progress of the town has been very much identified with the northern
fi r r she ies . Year after yea the number of vessels mul tiplied ; a nd year after year the popul a tion increa sed . — Disastrous years would occur occasionally e ven a series — of unprofitable fishings but the good generally covered the ba d 1 821 in a . In , finding the whales scarce the usu l
shin - r o r fi g g ounds , f ur of the vessels tried thei luck at
’ u . r a r Davis Straits, and were s ccessful G adu lly f om that time a number of the Greenland vessels fished at the — Straits where t hey were uniformly more successful than — l a t the former grounds until 1 830, in which year a l the
r vessels went there . The success I n this yea r w a s not ve y P E TE R H E A D.
n t w o good , so Gree land was again resorted to by one or
— r 1 841 e the nu mbers gradually inc easing till , when non
of went to the Straits . Since that time , the numbers the
‘ vessels going to the S traits and Greenland have fl uctu ated pret ty much as the success . Although from the
of r 1 831 the l commencement the Greenland t ade till , sea fishing was pro secuted when seals would come in the way, it was no t till that year that it was carried on with
r c ha s h t r A fe the ene gy whi h since c arac e ised it . good w of the vessels go seal - fishing alone ; and ta king it as a
of the whole, the successful years with those clean ships,
r the s success has been fai , and even good . Those of ship going to bo th b ranches rarely fail to bring home a fishing of some kind or other.
T E H N S H ERRI G FI HERY .
N ext to the whale -fishing we must notice the rise and
r r progress of our herring t ade . It was fi st commenced by
- 1 81 8 a joint stock company in . The said company had a few a n w r c bo ts engaged in the fishi g ith mo e or less su cess,
1 82 1 r till , when the concern collapsed . F om this time onwards a few boats from Boddam would try their luck ; but it was not till 1 832 that the fishing became a
r regula and organised branch of commerce here . One and-twenty boats was then the number which fished off
r a ll Pete head and these boats belonged t o Boddam . I n that year, however, the virulence with which the cholera
o o ut br ke in Wick, drove the Caithness fishermen south and they fixed upon Peterhead as their station for the sea son . The crews having been examined by doctors in case of nfe n the s w a s m n i ctio , fi hing co me ced. The southern H A P E TE R E D.
ha d rm curers who Caithness stations followed the fishe en , w ith sloops la den with salt and barrels . The work w a s
r on s r ss car ied vigorously, and the fi hing was ve y succe ful . The southern curers rented stations (some of which still remain in the hands of their original occupiers) and
r returned next se a son . Pete head now beca me a fishing
Of o d i station some n te, and was acknowle ged as such n
r i f 1 836 , by the Fishery Boa d appo nting an o ficer fo r the
a r m r of a s port . Gr dually inc easing, the nu be bo ts fi hing Off Peterhead will this season number nearly fo ur
r hund ed . The success has been good and bad in this
fishing as in all others by turns ; but year by year, it is the means of the circulation of a vast amount of money in the north .
T E B S H HAR OUR .
The Harbours deserve notice in a sketch like the
r m of r present . The ea liest ention them is in the cha ter of Earl Marischal which provided fo r the erection of Port
rt a r Henry . It is not ce ain when the South H bour was first formed ; but in its primitive condition it w a s not of much account , and could only accommodate vessels of a
l 1 705 1 729 1 740 a n 1 1 r . 77 ve y smal size In , in , in , d , it
a . 1 80 w a s extended, and put into sh pe bit by bit In 7 it — was extended and deepened and at this time it is worthy
’ n 1 s . er da of of note that the maso s pay was p y, and that — their labourers 8d . and in 1 822 the N orth Harbour and
o r Old Dock were finished fr m the plans Of Telfo d . The Canal connecting the two Harbours was made in 1 849 and
1 850 ; and in 1 855 the new graving dock was erected .
m a — h si e Taking the as whole per aps, for their ze, Pet rhead P H D E TE R E A .
possesses the tw o finest tidal Harbours on the east coast of
Scotland . A W A H OU GH THE O LK T R T W N .
We propose now taking out the reader for a walk
u — rs o thro gh the town discou ing to him as we g . Peterhea d ( with the exception of A berdeen) is the
r w . d r la gest to n in the county It is situate , acco ding to
r . 5 7 . 34 . N Mr Hamilton Moo e, in lat deg min . , and
. 1 de . 25 . . r r c r long g min W f om G eenwi h ; by othe s, the
l 5 . 4 N a a t . 7 3 . 1 . comput tion is deg min and long . deg 35
. . u a min W Standing pon a peninsul , the isthmus by which it is connected to the mainland (on the west side of
800 r is the town) is only about yards ac oss and it , there
r on r fo e, bounded the no th , east, and south , by the
a O . ro sea Germ n cean It is distant f m London, by , about
550 r r 1 40 . miles, and f om Edinbu gh about
a r r of In its sh pe, the town almost p esents the fo m a — . o r r c The Kirktow n the cross It is divided int fou dist i ts ,
R oa nhea ds the K eith I n ch P eterhea d r . , , and p oper The “ ” K o a n but eith Inch ( r Q ueenie ) is an isl d , is connected to “ ” the town by a dra w - bridge over the cut between the
N r m orth and S o uth Harbours . To those tou ists co ing — “ ’ from Edinburgh tha t Valh a lla of a nation s thanks or - a a nd n r c such like pl ces, expecti g to find he e obje ts Of ” r r r infor interest in p opo tion, we may at once impa t the
But e mation that we have nothing to show them . thos
n t o who come , willi g to take what we have give them , we
r of imagine we can both amuse and inst uct, in a couple
r r l days spent in Pete head and vicinity, both in a histo ica s t w ense and o herwise . We can Sho them , in the first place, the noble harbours, with their piers of massive, P E TE R H E A D.
time -defying masonry ; we can sho w them the boil-yards
olefa ctor r (if their y o gans be not offended therewith , a nd if
they a re w illing to brave a little na sal inconvenience for
u r the sake of acq iring p actical scientific knowledge) . We — can Show them the shipb uilding yards neither few in — number nor 1ns1gnifica nt which can turn out ships able to compete for the belt of the ocean with the best of the
A r l r be deen c ippe s . We can show them, if they come at
ro r - the p per season , the her ing smoking houses in working
o r of c rder, with thei long lines fish in pro ess of becoming tinged with all the diffe rent hues of pale lemon and golden
orange . If the tourist stay out on the piers on an even
or e r him o ing in late summer a ly autumn, we can Show ur
the r beautiful bay, glittering in golden sunset , lite ally
s d rr n tud ed with he ing boats, busily plyi g their fatiguing —“ but remunerative vocation a perfect sea of life and ” m the r otion . When weather is unpropitious in the ea ly
of a not c sea part the evening, the bo ts do pro eed to till
do r u r later ; if the weather not clea p, they emain in har
no bour. We can conceive finer scene than may be wit
r a n A or r nessed from our pie s y time in ugust Septembe . The boats have b een prevented by bad weather fro m going
out at their usual time in the evening . A s the night
r u r d w ea s on, it clears p and about an hou before mi night
r - u the boats commence to go to sea . F om two h ndred
’ a nd- fifty to three- hundred boa ts crews are all activity and earnestness ; and in the scanty moonlight, they thread their way to the harbour mouth—which is most likely blocked — up by twenty or thirty boats abreast of each other all
out . determined to get , and none inclined to give way ” — Then volleys of Billingsga te a collision or tw o, a nd the P H E TE R E A D.
passage is opened . The boats spread their sails to the
d a nd of r win , , in the course another hou , appear but as
on sea specks the moonlit . Morning comes, and with it, “ ” r r r let us say, good Shots . The pie s a e c owded with
er t fa r n gutt s, salters , and all the mul i ious sort of workme and workwomen required for herring- curing work is proceeded with at lightning pace ; the ca tch of the mor ning
’ is put into its first brine in barrels and by ten o clock in
s r of a the forenoon, carce a t ace herring is to be seen along the quays .
A nother scene Often to be beheld in Peterhead, as
r r rth calculated to interest a st ange , may be notewo y . It ma y be beheld (bu t by cha nce only) from early summer to A W r latest autumn . sealer or a haler appea s in the bay . The news spreads through the town like wildfire ; and almost in the twinkling of an eye, the quays and piers a re
dr of a t r lined with hun eds nxious wives, mo he s , sweet
r r interested_in - s hearts, and G eenland owne s, all the uccess
r Of the Oily fleet in thei several ways, and all as anxious as one another to be the happy bearers of good news up
r the town . The inte est and anxiety manifested by inhabitants for intelligence from Greenland during the fishing season is amply shown by such scenes a s we have
— ma n r described . Gentle and simple the wo th thousands
r of pounds, and the servant gi l just run Off from her half “ ’ ” b seourin - h w ashed lob y with her dud in her and, may be found on the quays at that time . — But we are de parting from our subject objects of
r n e interest to the st a ger. First among these, besides thos d we have already mentione , if not in importance, at least a s being likely the first to attract the notice of the P E T E R H E A D.
R . stranger, are the eform Monuments There are two of
r r — these in the pa ish of Pete head one built by the Whigs, and the other by the To ries The Whig Monument is by fa r o the prettiest and most imp sing structure . It stands — on M eethill r r r . a the p ope ty Of Geo ge Whyte , Esq , l nd
v r v r r be sur eyo . From some inad e tency, howeve , it is lieved the right of way to the R eform Tower ( w hich is fitted up as a capital observatory) has been lost but this ma t y yet come to be a nice legal question . The o her
R o r r of r a r ef m Monument stands in the cent e B o d St eet, and was erected by the Tory party . It consists of a hand
r of some round pillar and pedestal, with a figu e a lion
r rampant surmounting it . It is now used as the ma ket
of cross Peterhead. N ext in order as an Object of interest comes the Tow n
I u u h house . t is by no means a bea tif l building, althoug ,
a . considering everything, the wonder is th t it is as it is
1 88 C u £ 2 000 . It was built in 7 , at an xpense Of abo t Building certa inly must have been cheap in those da ys ! The spire o f the Town-house (containing a clock and hell) is 1 25 feet in height .
The Parish Church next claims our attention . It is situated at the entrance to the town from the south and
in 1 803 west turnpikes. It was built . Like the Town
r d r com house , ih is not a p etty buil ing ; but it is a la ge and
e Sir r r me dious on . The spire is in the Ch istopher W en 1 1 8 — style, is feet high , and contains a clock and bell the
- latter much inferior in tone to the one in the To w n house . The other chu rches worth seeing we may dispose of in a a paragraph . The Free Church, in St Peter Street, is large a nd massive specimen of what may be called the
P E TE R H E A D. the R ailway Company receives something like a hundred tons Of traffic per week . The quarries a re w éll wo rth v rk r o isiting, as also are the polishing wo s of Mess s J hn ‘ l b n o a h r M a s a o . G C . , near B dd m T ese wo ks employ upwards of sixty men , and have tur ned out some of the
s finest blocks, pillars, and monuments of poli hed to be seen in the Metropolis and in the C where a very considera ble portion of their produ
been sent. T here is but one p ublic Museum in Peterh — A rbuthnot collection bequeathed to the town by
A a A E s . r h late d m rbuthnot, q , and under the cha ge Of t e
. f Magistrates and Council It is well worthy o a visit, containing curiosities alike calc ulated to interest the
n . i aturalist , mineralogist, and geologist It is dis played n
’ - o a r r . Catt s H ll, about half way down B oad St eet The — collection of coins belonging to this M useum part of
o n r n which (the Sax n, Scotch, E glish, and B itish) has bee
r — r a a one r a r anged is a ve y v lu ble , and is wo th about
£ 1 0 0 r m 0 . The English coins embrace the whole pe iod fro Edgar to Victoria ; the Scotch from William the Lion to
r c o f Of c James VI . the G e ian those Philip Ma edon,
r of t ta Alexander the G eat , and most the pe ty S tes ; the
m rs r U s. R omans, those of the E pero , Consuls, and su per There is scarcely a country on the face of the globe whose
r A r — coins are not here rep esented . nothe Museum that — of the I nstitute is now amalgamated with the A rbuthnot
collection . — Of schools we have plenty generally Of a superior class
—viz r r A a . , the Parish School , Free Chu ch Semina y, c demy,
a U s. Episcop l School, and nion Industrial School P E TE R H E A D.
s e The Baths, in Bath Street, deserve p cial notice, par ticul a rly those cut out Of the solid rock at the back of the
ne of 90 30 bath house, o which is feet by , the bottom being
r quite level and cove ed with sand . It is capable Of hold
r a - ing any depth of water from th ee and half to six feet,
r and is filled eve y tide by pure sea water, its depth being regulated by a large sl uice opened or shut by a val ve
r at pleasure . The house at the back is used for d essing and undressing ; and bathers are defended from the view Of spectators by a breast of rock on the land side some twenty feet high—thus uniting all the conveniences of
- house and open sea bathing . This bath is the admira tion of every stranger visiting the town . While on the subject of a S b ths, it may be mentioned that , shortly ago, a mall Hydropathic Establishment w a s fitted up in St Peter
r fo Street, containing a Tu kish Bath, and accommodation r all the various other baths used in such establishments
h r s . althoug , of cou se , on a small cale
In hotels, we have but two worthy of the name, and
e first- r th se are class The Inn , in B oad Street, and
’ r St Laing s Tempe ance Hotel, in Peter Street. Having given a Short note of most of the interesting
no w objects in the town, we will proceed to
T E A AY S A ON H R ILW T TI .
n r t The statio buildings, which stand on the p oper y of
r r of the Feua s of Pete head, at the west end Q ueen Street, a re r - r u by no means p etending looking e ections, altho gh d r urable enough and substantial in thei build . The pas
' for - - senger station, its size , is a very well laid ofi and com mo i d ous little place , having a platform upwards of five T H E A A S R I L W Y TA T I O N .
hundred feet in length . On a smaller scale (of course) we have in our station at Peterhead all the advantages a nd facilities possessed in the large terminal stations in the — ’ - s . z outh The space is divided thus luggage room , guard s
’ o m s - r - r - ro and clo et , store oom , station maste s room , ticket ’ ’ f - r o fice, gentlemen s waiting oom , ladies waiting room,
r- r -r - A r boile oom, lamp oom , and water closets . few ya ds to the south Of the passenger- stati on is erected the car ria e d g she , a long and somewhat unshapely wooden build
for r — ing, but well enough fitted its pu pose that of holding
r spare car iages . Then we have the goods station , the a rrangement and build of which is all that could be
for s t wished . Be ide the goods s ation stands the engine h r- n a the u ouse and wate ta k, the w ter for s pply Of which ’ is brought all the way from Ho w e O Buchan . The wa ter “ ” is forced up by two powerful rams (the design and w r Mr h r r d t o o o k of W ite , coppe smith , Pete hea ) to the p f
r on r a r o Bl a ckho use o r the b ae the Old o d ove l oking , in der to v s ffi c a re r gi e it u ient fall . The rams well wo thy
a - r the inspection Of the mech nically cu ious . S uppose we now seat ourselves abou t ten minutes — r r n - Let u s s our r u s fo e sta ti g time . ca t eyes a ound
- a the carriage window . O n our right h nd we h a ve a t — in our view the broad blue expanse Of ocean R attray
r n f r sea appea i g in ull elief. Close to the yonder in the h
v of Bucha nha ven r l o w lies the little illage , the prope ty of
A dmiral Ferguson Of Pitfourm a flourishing little place in
The a re r - r n s r s its way . inhabitants a ha d wo king, i du t iou class a nd report will have it that some of them a re pretty
of r r w ealthy . Some of the houses are sadly in need epai
a s d - s perh p , too, a number of the ung heaps which one meet T H E R A I L W A Y S T A T I O N .
a a walk through the vill ge might be dispensed with .
a r d to r ithin the p st few yea s , in ad ition the Old pie , a
a l r r the a nti new pie has been e ected, at which boats
O n to of arge their fish . the p the hill there, above
m i n ven, lies the Windmill far , in the occupat o
m r th r . e eighton, wood erchant , Pete head Close to
on - u there , the left hand side , is the Washing ho se
r w ho ft, occupied by Mr Cha les Will, , as the Sign
w f r ur ended to the end Of his d elling in o ms us, p sues “ ” f w e i o . profess on chemist His chemistry, however,
1 r a of a re eve, s p etty much confined to the distill tion
s r r & c. es ences f om sweet he bs, such as peppermint , owhere can better peppermint water be Obtained than
honest Cha rles . Before his door is the Washing
r n G een, used by the inhabita ts generally for bleach
their clothes . The green is a commonty on the l a nds
a nd on da he town , , a fine y, is usually fully occupied boon afforded by Old Earl Marischal ( who gifted this nsfolk) of free bleaching being very gene
recia ted .
n new the bell so smartly ru g , just brings us to our
r our n s again f om leisurely Observation . Passe gers
r r sc amble to their seats, the gua d smartly shuts ” I r a re Off sc eams the engine, and we . h be ind us, catching a hurried glimpse
a Ca irntrodlie n the M nse and as we rattle alo g, the
of Clerkhill of use , (the farm which I s I n the occupation
Mr Laing of the Horse R epository) catches our eye on
hand side . Lower down on the same side Of the
Clerkhill nds Middle , in the occupancy of M r Al A t exander. this part, the line skirts the ’ H O E O BU W CH A N . J
se u tur Fra rb rgh npike till it diverges into a . deep cutting n on — of early the deepest, we believe, the line ( 1 5 feet) a t ,
C o la ndhill . p Before we come to this point, however, w e — catch a glimpse on our left hand of the Granges Lower
Gr O c ange, occupied by Mr Pickard Middle Grange, c u Mr h U n pied by Cunning am and pper Gra ge, occupied
R b O n of r by Mr ob . each these fa ms there a re la rge m r a ket gardens, in which flowers, fruit, and vegetables a re su o r On th — pplied on the sp t in thei season . e right but scarcely observable from the deep cutting here and the ris~
’ in — the of Bl a ckhous g ground is estate e. Passing Mr A ’ ndrew Kidd s house and farm, a little to the left we pass under the new bridge connecting the new west turnpike to n rd 400 the old Lo gside road , and forwa , about yards, w e me d r co to another bri ge, connecting the same oads.
’ Passing through the centre of M r Mess s garden a t Cop l a ndhill , we come on to
’ HOW E O BU CHAN ,
Where the line crosses the road on a level . On the left w e have a capital View of the east side of th e m a n sion ’ house (see photograph) . The estate of Howe O Buchan
r . r. The is possessed by John B own, Esq , shipowne
- mansion house is a very neat and handsome building,
r a r e a nd appears to g eat dvantage from the west tu npik ,
r n u w hich skirts the ga de , thro gh which runs the Burn
’ r of . O Howe , g eatly adding to the beauty the grounds The esta te was purchased by Mr Brown from Mr Thomas
a o s Walker some years g and, since he came into posse d r im sion, he has adde a new wing to the house, g eatly w e proving its appearance . From the level crossing at Ho , l r o we pass close by the fa rm of South Ba moo , ccupied by
I N V E R U GI E .
s e Mr Mutch , and on the left we catch a glimp e of the hous
r r R r r a nd estate of R ichmond , the p ope ty Of obe t Walke ,
a r of o Esq . the f ms Cocklaw, ccupied by Miss Leed Gate
b M r C o w srieve side, occupied y Mitchell ; , occupied by
t Mr Mr U rquhar ; Forehill, occupied by Garden ; and
r s Mr A . But s Clubsc os by Henderson . the engine warn —, us again w e come to our first stoppage .
a irw a s St y .
A t this station there is a large amount of excursion tra fli c , attracted by the beautiful walks and interesting ruins in the vicinity . To the left we see the house and
h E s f . estate o Hayfield, the property of Jo n Smith , q ,
r r . A r H d drape , Pete head little to the southwa d Of ayfiel ,
r N o stands the house of Be ryhill, possessed by Crawford ble,
of . r a re the Esq . Meikle Cocklaw Beside the station he e
l sa n — estate and house of M o untp ea t a beautiful little place , J t . skir ing the river, and possessed by ohn Young, Esq , late
f r a out . o Pete he d . The estate is mostly laid in grass parks
N M ount lea sa nt w o n the earer us than p , lying in the hollo ,
i Ka tburn r ght of the line , Cottage, with its beautiful,
f -Off r a taste ul , and neatly laid ga den, will cl im the atten
f s r - tion o all pa se s by. The cottage is occupied by William
. r r d Mitchell , Esq , shipowne , Pete hea , as a summer resi dence . Lying, as it does, in the hollo w , sheltered by
r of r trees, and su rounded by many Objects natu al beauty,
r it fo ms in itself quite a little paradise . The best view is
a or Obt ined just bef e we come to the station . From this
on a w point, the right, we have vie of an old ruin likely t o attract many strangers, and which is a consta nt source
0 2 I N V E R U G I E CA STL E . of interest even to dwellers in the district
N U G CAS I VER IE TLE .
This bea utiful and picturesque ruin is situated about a m r on r r r ile f om the station , the oad towa ds St Fe gus .
of of The walls the Castle still stand, and to the top one
f w r o the towers there is a inding stair, in capital p eserva
one s tion . The site of the Castle is Of the most intere ting, a nd at the same time most useful , that could have been selected for such a building . Standing on a slight emi nence w u th , the river inds ro nd it on three Sides, e banks being finely wooded ; and a beautiful vie w of the valley
U r Of Of the gie is Obtained f om the top the tower, which is accessible by the stair . The greater part of the present building is of compa ra
l d r tive y mo e n origin, having been built by George Earl
n of a h e w ho Ma rischal (the fou der M risc al Coll ge) , died in
1 2 One r of — 6 3. po tion the Castle, however that known
’ — r u c a s Cheyne s Tower is of g eat antiq ity, dating ba k, it
to r . ortion w a s is believed, the fourteenth centu y This p
l R a venscra i probably bui t by the Cheynes of g, in whose
possession the lands then were .
KE I TH S THE .
The earliest possessor Of the lands Of Inverugie and
‘ a venscra i been R a lf deN a m R g would appear to have y , a h N orman noble, for we find t at o ne of the first benefactors to the A bbey of A rbroath (founded 1 1 78) was the said “ R w ho of alf, gifted to it the patronage the Church of ” I e the s r nv rugy. Probably next pos essors we e the
n e of Of Chey es, who were propri tors the parish St Fergus T H E K E I T H S .
e in the 1 3th century . This family had, besides, extensiv
R rt l e n possessions in other parts of Scotland . obe Chei
r 1 263 1 266 was Sheriff of the Mea ns in , and in was suc R 1 2 67 ord ceed in that office by eginald, who, in , was L
f He son of Chamberlain o Scotland . was succeeded by his
r the same name, who was taken p isoner at the battle of
a 1350 h Halidon Hill, and died bout , leaving two daug ters ,
a rio r . r N M th and Ma y The latter mar ied icol Sutherland,
f r h the se cond son o the Ea l of Sut erland , receiving as her
r M a rioth r Sir portion the ba ony Of Duffus: married , fi st, de John Douglas, and on his death, without issue, John
K son of K t eith , the second Sir Edward eith, Grea
of Marischal Scotland, who became, in her right, pro
rietor r e r e p of St Fergus . Thei issue continued a s pa at
of l Sir branch the Keith family for severa generations . 15 13 d William fell at Flodden in , leaving two aughters,
of rr d 1538 the eldest whom ma ie , about , her kinsman,
‘ a tat William, fourth Earl Marisch l ; and thus the es es
a of became, by marri ge, part of the extensive possessions t 1 15 the hat family, continuing so till 7 . In that year
r the r Ma ischal and his brother ( celebrated Field Ma shal, who fell at Hochkirch) espoused the ca use of the exiled
Stuarts .
A t of 1 15 the a nd the time the rising in 7 , Marischal
his brother were but young men, and were not supposed to
a rticul a rl ea nin w have any p g to ards the exiled Stuart family.
Had their father been alive , in all likelihood they would have never have foun d their way to Sheriffmuir but their
mother, who was a blood relation of the Earl of Mar, influenced them to the gallant and chivalrous but rash “ s a . i t a s tep which they dopted A local poet, n he L y of T H E K E I T H S .
” en on of Inverugie , thus describes the sc e the morning the ill-fated ma rch
n a su S a a o r O nny bb th m ning , I n the da ys Of l ong a go E re a l o ya l S co t r eg a rded R o ya l Stu a rt a s a fe e
E re u s o f o the bee , in q e t h ney,
a ir u s h um Filled the with b y ,
’ I nveru gie s t o wers re - e cho ed
T O su o s o f ru the mm n the d m .
A rm e a rm e o a c e y , y , l y l hen hm n ; Don you r a rmo ur a s ye sing
u r o ur s a a r s to or F l y t nd d the m ning , “ a a t A n d dv nce o meet yo u r King . Hi s a nce sto rs led o u r fa thers O ver fields o f Old reno wn
e i s b ra c a n d r r H King y g e bi th ight,
A n d come s b a ck t o cl a im hi s crown .
Y e sterda y the Roya l s ta nda r d
’ ’ a u o er Bra s 0 M a r Fl nted the e , W hile the g a ll a nt cl a nsmen mu s tered ; “ r A n d their Chief begins the w a . A n d while tha t fa ir silken s ta nda rd
o a a z a ir Fl ted in the h y , “ F o rth bu rst glittering g o lden sunbe a ms S ee ye n ot a n o men there
a r co s W hen we he d the wel me tiding , “ r s o v t o a fi W e e l ed t ke the eld, “ r a o fo r a s o f S co a St ike bl w J me tl nd, “ ’ A n d we ll ra ther die tha n yield . W e ha ve s ta ked o ur fortu ne with him
C a s a s t o S r tle , l nd , ignet ing
a v a ssa s e o o S y then , l will y f ll w To the ba nner of your King 1 T H E K E I T H S .
ts a k e o u r M a r sc a ( So o u p the y nge i h l , a fire o f o u W ith the m nly y th ,
s o f o o u r With a n o ble s en e h n ,
c t o ru A n d a co ns cien e wed t th .
Hi s w a s n o t the cra ven na tu re Tha t co u ld cou nt the l o ss o r g a in
H o n o u r m a rked his for w a r d p a thwa y
or a His the roa d to dea th f me .)
W ith a cheer the bra ve reta iners H e a rd the w o rds o f noble Keith ;
a r u c u s r W ith chee they q i kly m te ed, Bent on victory o r de a th
3. c r ra r o s W ith hee they d in thei g blet ,
n d a s s s ro fl A the gl e f m them ing ,
a rc o u t ro v ru M hing f m In e gie ,
a o f T o the sta nd rd their King .
to A s the An d they marched out never return . mid t universal ruin which overtook the Jacobite families in
1 15 K h e i 7 , that of the eiths occupied a melanc oly p r m n n t d e ce. They were attainted, and their lands forfei e .
e r Before the forfeiture, however, the family plat and othe valuables were removed from Inverugie to a but which stood in one of the parks now on the estate of Mount
s a nd d to a ve r m bit plea ant, was believe h been e oved by bit. The ruined and moss- grown towers of Inverugi e a re now all that remain to remind Scotland of the existence of —a a family of whom she well may be proud family, w hich, for seven centuries and a half, occupied a prominent place in the councils Of the Sovereign . The sun Of the
K w r r eiths arose ith splendou , in the pe son of the valiant f e of fa m w ho r e the Da e f m c a ound r the ily, d ov n s ro S otl nd, T H E A S A M A L T E R L R I S C HA L .
1005 in the year , and restored to his monarch the freedom of r his realm while the last Of the noble race, d iven from that country which their ancesto r ha d restored to its
no w r king, showed themselves to be un orthy rep esenta
tives r n . r r r Of thei li e Both the Ea l Geo ge , and his b other,
- r the Field Ma shal, have left a name and a fame which
r ff r r r — can neve be e aced f om Eu opean histo y indeed, as
- a r has been well said, the Field Marsh stands p ominently
of among the most illustrious sons Scotland, as a soldier, ” d . a iplomatist, and a Christian gentleman
To our attempt, within the limits of space at command, to r of K r give a histo y the eiths Of Inve ugie, would be a n to our r a s like useless and foreig present pu pose yet, a halo of interest still surrounds the two last representatives
r Of the ace, a brief biographical sketch of both may not be u nacceptable . A S A M A SCHA THE L T E RL RI L.
Earl George (the last Earl Marischal) was born in
1 r 1 12 693 . He succeeded his fathe in 7 ; and at the time
R of 1 71 5 - r Of the ebellion , was only twenty two yea s of age .
r ill ~ In all p obability, he never would have joined in the
r fated rising, but for the influence of his mothe , who was
ho r a near relation of the Earl of Mar, and w st ongly urged
r her sons to raise the followers of the family, and ma ch with them to the assistance of the Pretender . Previous
the r d to this, Earl had se ved un er the famous Duke of
a nd m r r Marlborough , for e ito ious service, was made
r A r Captain Of the Gua ds, by Q ueen nne he self, while yet a
t r d mere boy. It is said tha he Offe e , at the time Of Q ueen
’ r r r of A nne s death, to p oclaim the P etende at the head his troop but this story is gravely doubted by goo d a uthori
T H E LA S T E A R L M A R I S C H A L . mu st ha ve ca rried everywhere with him the evidence th a t he w a s
in co rresp o ndence with the enemy.
J a me s Keith a t l a st left H a vre with his J a cobite friends i n a
s a v s s c a rro s ca d s fl a n d m ll e el , whi h n wly e pe the Engli h eet ; he
o hi s ro r S a s ro o s a t S o r o a r f und b the with the p ni h t p t n w y. Thei a ttempt led t o the in cident in history ca lled the Ba ttle o f Glen
s . ro c w a s a cu co c v . w a s a hiel The p je t tely n ei ed It intended th t ,
r o a a a r di o E a while O m nd l nded with l ge expe ti n in ngl nd, the lit tle b o dy o f Sp a nia r ds a n d S co tti sh Ja cobite s sho u ld m a rch thro u gh the glens a n d surpri s e Inverness ; b ut a n u nexpe cted
a a c b W a a su r o r o rc o n or rs O tt k y ightm n, with pe i f e , the b de f the
o c Dui ch cru s a t a t its o . a wild L h , hed the t empt pening The b ttle w a s n o t in its elf de cis iv e ; a n d h a d there been u lter i o r ho pe s fo r
a o it es a v e a rro or ru the J c b , they might h defended the n w g ge nning thro u gh a ra nge o f the lo ftie s t a n d mo s t pre cipito u s mo unta ins
’ i n S co tl a nd ; b u t news h a d co me o f the fa ilur e o f O rmo nd s ex p e
o a n d a r a co s u a o S a a r s surr r diti n , fte n lt ti n the p ni d ende ed a s “ s rs o f w a r a n d v r o s o o ro a p ri o ne , e e yb dy el e t k the d he liked ” “ ” “ s s w a s s a s a s s c o f a be t . A I then, y J me Keith , i k fever I w a s fo rced t o l urk s o me mo nths in the m ou nta ins ; a n d in the
o f S r a v o t a s a r a P beginning eptembe , h ing g hip , I emb ked t eter
a a n d o u r a s a r a H o a a t a he d, f d y fte l nded in ll nd the Texel , n d
ro c a r M a r s c a t o H a u t o f m then e , with the E l i h l , went the g e ,
’ a r u s B r a kno w if the M q i e etti L ndi, then the king s minis ter a t
a o r h a d a n o r rs fo r u s a n d his a v c th t C u t, y de ; d i e being tha t we
ou r u r a ll a s t o S a s e t o u t d a b sh ld et n with h te p in , we next y y the
a o f t o s u r a N r a s a n d r w y Liege , h n the Impe i l ethe l nd , ente Fra nce ” l a S a u a ro u t o s su s c . by ed n , j dging th t te be the e t pe ted
Bu t s ro v a sca cu a t o . O n r a rr va a t S a thi p ed mi l l i n thei i l ed n ,
o - a or fi n o u cre a s o r a ss or s the t wn m j , ndi g them with t denti l p p t , “ ” “ o r r t o ca rr t o r s o h c s a w de ed them be ied p i n , w i h , id Keith, a s ” cu r a s a c u h a e xe ted with the g e te t ex tit de . They d j u st time t o
s ro r co ss o s ro n of S a c de t y thei mmi i n f m the Ki g p in, whi h might
a v ro u t o a o s a s s s h e b ght them the g ll w pie , when they were
a rc o a va a d o cu o s e hed . The nly il ble ment f u nd o n them a ppea rs t o h a ve been a complimenta ry a nd fa milia r letter from the Princess A T A TH E L S E R L M A R I S CH A L.
C o c h e re s o s ro a s o t o r ra n o f nti, whi h t ng te tim ny thei nk a d
a co u r a r a t o c ra fa vou r t t th t they we e n e libe ted .
r r R etu ning to Spain with his brothe , the Governmen t refused to renew their commissions, and the Earl after
r a A wards esided short time at vignon, and then went to
r r i R ome, where he was employed by the P etende , n a
ne ocia tions w hi / number of secret g , the nature of ch ha s
r never come to light, as the papers rega ding them were all
‘ Fo r these secret burned . services, the Chevalier invested — him with the Order Of the Garter a decoration which , it
r is said , he was never known to have wo n . He remained R 1 3 in ome for a considerable period of time and in 7 3, when Spain declared war against the Emperor, the Earl w r K s ote the ing, requesting to be employed in his ervice .
The King refused at first, o n the ground that the Earl
ne o cia tions w on was a Protestant but , while g ere going , the news arrived that his brother (who was now a Field
‘ Marshal in the service of Frederick the Grea t) ha d been severely wounded at the seige of Okza ko w . The Earl
out r immediately set for the field, and ar ivedjust in time
’ the a of to prevent amput tion one of the Marshal s legs, about which the surgeons were deliberating. It is note
r in r worthy, too, as the most p ominent episode his ca eer for r r ten yea s afte this, that he endeavoured to prevent Prince Charles Edward Stuart from attempting to raise
R 1 45 r r the ebellion of 7 . The Ea l rega ded the whole pro posa ls on the part of the French King to assist the Pre n tender as mere feints. He ear estly attempted to dis suade the Prince from listening to the idea, warning him that nothing but disaster would be the result . The
ri n ee o his cou se a nd the P nce, how ever, ga ve o h d t n ls ; A H T H E L A S T E A R L M R I S C A L .
a nd n result was Culloden ruin . Conceivi g himself slighted by the Spanish Court, the Earl left Spain , and resided for
i r some time in Venice, wh ch , in tu n, he left for Berlin at
- r . the request Of his brother, the Field Ma shal Soon after
r r r A this, he was appointed by F ede ick as P ussian mbas
in r sador a t the French Court ; a nd. he resided Pa is for
e r several years in this capacity, b ing emoved at his own wish to be Governor of N eufchatel . R emaining in this o for e of ffice a year or two , h made the acquaintance
R r Jean Jacques osseau and that worthy, who gene ally
rr nv r h qua elled with his acquaintances, and i a iably with is
r h benefacto s, ardly had the heart to fight with Earl “ ” M r r a ischal . My Lord Ma ischal, says the French black
“ ‘ - not he s ti guard philosopher, is w ithout faults ; o me mes
r r r rr r suffe s himself to be deceived, and never ecove s his e o
u Of b t again, I could wish incessantly to speak George Keith ; from him proceeds my recollection of the l a st ” happy moments I have enjoyed . This was written after
N r r the Earl left eufchatel , f om which he was emoved to be A mbassador for Prussia at the Court of Spain . While in Madrid, he came to know of the family compact then in negocia tion between the two branches of the Bour bons and of this compact he is believed to have sent the f Earl o Chatham early and reliable information . Be that
a s r i it may, however, sho tly after th s compact was known, a bill was brought into Parliament to reverse the attainder
r o n George Keith , late Ea l Marischal which bill w a s
25th 1 59 . passed unanimously on May, 7 When these
proceedings were intimated to the Earl, he immediately
r made preparations for retu ning to Scotland. He had a
farew ell a udience of the Spanish King on 3d July, 1760 A S A M A S TH E L T E R L R I CH A L .
l 6 and on the th A ugust of the same year, he was gra ciously received by George II who appears to have
r acted towa ds him in the most kindly way , presenting him with the right to a sum of £ 3618 which was unpaid by
i r the part es who had purchased his estates, and Offe ing
im r r a h back his titles and honou s . These latte the E rl
On 9th rr declined to accept . September he a ived a t
r h r Edinbu gh, where he was received wit g eat distinction,
r o r him of t the Magist ates c nfe ring on the freedom the ci y.
h r of He t en made a tou to the north and west Scotland . “ r r r n r Whe eve his Lo dship went, says a co tempo ary “ r r o a reco d, his p esence diffused such a j y as might n tur ally be expected ou the appearance of so worthy a repre senta tive r a n of so illustrious and ancient a family, afte r ” Ab t f absence of nearly half a centu y . ou the time o his pardon, the Earl had the good fortune to succeed to the Kintore estate, which had been preserved in a colateral
r of A r a rd i b anch the family by an entail . fte w s he m mediately set about re- possessing himself of Inverugie
1 61 of u m and in 7 , he purchased the estate St Ferg s, fro the Trustees Of the York Building Company for
10s . 1 64 23d r In 7 (under date Feb) , w iting to David “ the n r — I Hume, historia , Ea l Marischal says am now la r f I n o veru m r . i d gy. I bought y estate farthest no th
r t r of There was no bidde agains me, and g eat applause ” the spectators . It is believed that he intended to shelter R osseau at Inverugie Castle but before any arrangements w R ere made, osseau had changed his mind .
The Earl resided at Keith - hall for some considerable time ; but he grew tired of life in his native land and but “ another straw was required for the back of the camel M A S H R A L K E I T H .
a to make him leave that l nd for ever. Taking a north
r r he r fo wa d jou ney, resolved to visit Inve ugie, and r m s r r ally take posses ion . He p oceeded no fu ther than
r d of U — the B i ge gie, however being completely overcome
i o by the s ght of his home in ruins . He was m ved to tears,
a t sa d ri it is said , the spectacle ; and g eved by this, as well as harassed by the fact that he could not manage to
of he i pay up the full price his estate, sold the lands n
1 66 m Pi f ur 7 , to Ja es Ferguson of t o (in the possession Of w o e h se repres ntatives they still remain) , and returned to
r Prussia. He was a g eat favourite at the Court of Berlin, w r m 1 88 he e he re ained till his death in 7 .
FIELD-MARSHAL JAMES FRAN CIS EDW ARD KEITH
W a s n ru born at the Ca stle Of I ve gie . The precise date of his birth is a matter of dispute ; but he was baptised , a s
r r l 6th 1 696 appea s from the reco ds, on the of June , . It was the intention Of his father to have made James a lawyer, and in all probability this intention would have
out fo r R e 1 1 5 been carried but the bellion of 7 , which he joined along with his brother the Earl . He was wounded a t the heriffmuir battle of S , though not seriously, and, a n long with his brother, he escaped to the Conti ent. For some time he remained at the French Cou rt, receiving military education but in 1 7 1 8 he joined his brother in
n r Spai , whe e he obtained a commission in the army. In the following year he was induced by the King of
r of for the Spain to unde take command an expedition , purpose of once more raising the standard of R ebellion d n K in Scotlan . With this expedition , you g eith landed on s on 4th of A 1 71 9 the I land of Lewis, the pril, ; but M A A K H R S H L E I T .
r o - r w him the Jacobite leade s refused to c Ope ate ith , and his little force was comp elled to disperse . He him self w a s obliged to seek shelter and hiding among the hills
r c r for some months but, eventually, he ea hed Pete head,
nd our r r a , as will be seen in quotation ega ding the expedi
ot on r for . K tion , g boa d a vessel sailing the Texel eith
a m d his n con a g in a e way to S pain ; but the Ki g, in
oi a of n e con sequence the f ilure this expeditio , refus d to
inue N d t his commission to him . othing aunted, however, our hero served for a time as a volunteer, and sub sequently applied (representing his pa st services) to the
K for a n his ing command of regiment, which applicatio
M a ofiered r r e e jesty to g ant, p ovided Keith would mbrac
a r the C tholic faith . This condition he efused to com
r K ply with , and asked f om the ing a recommendation to
r R r e the Emp ess Of ussia, in whose se vice he was at onc
h - l employed , wit the rank of Major Genera . This was in
a r 1 738 R r he r m for the ye . In the ussian se vice e ained
r in n several yea s, invariably dist guishi g himself when called u pon to display his abilities, either in the field or in the
o A s in r C uncil . a proof Of his talent this latte , Keith was sent to England as Special A mbassador regarding the war
R w a s between ussia and Sweden . In this capacity he ’ “ ” G r —not received by eo ge II . at St James s as a rebel,
r n but as a great Gene al, a d the A mbassador of a powerful monarch .
After taking part in many battles a nd seiges, and bei ng
entrusted with most important Offices, Keith began to find that R ussian honours were but a splendid kind of slavery
so r r r 1 747 R he reti ed f om the se vice in , when ussia was at
r peace with all her neighbou s . He now joined his brother M A R S H A L K E I T H .
r the Earl , at Berlin , intending to reti e into private life .
not r d But this was to be, however. Whenever F e erick
’ h t rr of eard of Kei h s a ival, he saw his opportunity employ ing in his service one Of the first military commanders in A r Europe . fter much hesitation and eluctance, Keith
r consented to se ve the King, upon which he was imme
- r dia tely raised to the rank Of Field Ma shal . In the course
of r v r f of two years, he ecei ed the impo tant o fice Governor — — of Berlin a most lucrative position and had conferred
Or r of E on him the de the Black agle, and the honour of
R A Fo m . r r r embership Of the oyal cademy seve al yea s,
the Marshal lived in this polished retirement . But he
tO 1 756 r c was again summoned the camp in , when Frede i k
took possession of Saxony . In this campaign Keith was
r of r fi ent usted with the army Bohemia ; and , afte ghting
Low ositz w a s for the battle Of , left in sole command a time — being subsequently employed on a special mission to the
d n r 1 5 r Court Of Polan . In the followi g yea ( 7 7) the Ma shal
va n r h led the Of the a my into Bohemia , along with t e
o r King . He was in c mmand at the battle of P ague, and
A r of for r drove the ust ians within the walls the city shelte .
r r Of r sin U nder F ede ick, he conducted the seige P ague with
e gular ability but, as it was found impossible to reduc the
r r r r town, F ede ick ordered a ret eat and this etreat in the
face of a n enemy Keith conducted with consummate skill .
r our r Death , howeve , was now hovering over b ave and
A r r illustrious countryman . fter a seve e sickness, f om
r s which he had scarcely ecovered, Mar hal Keith was eu
’ trusted with the escort Of a grand convey to the King s
e . w a a rmy, which he was now to r join When on his y a t thither, his escort was attacked Hochkirch , in Lusatia,
A D O N S OF T R I T I I N V E R U G I E .
of R A the oyal cademy of Sciences at Berlin, applied to his
t r elder bro her, the Ea l, for materials to get up a bio
graphy . The only reply the Ea rl made was P r o bus “ vix i t or tis o biit a . , f He lived pure life, and died a ” brave death .
T AD ON S OF N U R ITI I VER GIE .
r of old Inverugie Castle , like othe residences families, ’ has a prophecy of Thomas the R hymer s connected with
“ ” it . Thomas visited Inverugie, and while on the m use s a s tood on tone, with reference to which he wrote
’ A s l a ng s this s ta ne s ta nds o n the cra ft
’ The n a me 0 Keith sha ll be a l a ft ;
’ Bu t s s a s t o fa when thi t ne begin ,
’ ’ a 0 s a a r a w a The n me Keith h ll we .
The stone was removed to build the church of St
1 63 r r Fergus in 7 , when ce tainly the prediction was unde
r going fulfilment . The e is another prophecy by the same
r su ba d, about Inverugie Castle but it is a mistake to p pose that it was uttered with regard to the Inverugie
old ca stl en a l r of the Marischals. It refers to an l t aces of — which have now almost disappeared near the mouth of the river U gie, which had been inhabited by the Cheynes . The prophecy runs thus
U b s e a U gie, gie , y the ,
th a s La irdl e s s sha ll y l nd be ,
’ A n d bene a th thy h a he a rth s ta ne
r a The t o d sh a ll b ring h er b a i n s h me .
There is another Inverugie prophecy (one which refers to the present Inverugie) that a white hind should come
r r from afar, and give th ee roa s at the gate , when the key stone should fall from its socket, and break the threshold T R A DI T I O N S O F I N V E R U G I E .
or not in three . Whether the white hind ever appeared
— n r we a re no t informed but one thi g is ce tain, that the t th reshold was broken in three, and tha the keystone has f been o ut o its place . Several traditions we have come to the knowledge of
r in our researches as to the Ma ischals, have a strong
ne tinge of likelihood in their composition . O of these is
of M ount lea sa nt with reference to the estate p , the lands of which belonged t o the Marischals before the lands of
Inverugie came into the family by marria ge . O ne of the younger members of the Cheynes had accidentally killed
A a o ne of the Keiths . feud arose between the f milies ;
r r r Mount l ea sa nt and, in o de to secu e its discontinuance, p “ ” - A v . was gi en to the Keiths as a _ blood weight nother tradition refers to the death of Sir Alexander Guthrie , one
Lu uha n r m r of the lairds of dq r . Guth ie was ar ied to a sister of the then Earl Marischal . Marischal had been
’ " in Lud uha rn r o hunting q , and passed Guth ie s h use with out on s r r calling his iste , who complained bitte ly to her
of . G husband the discourtesy uthrie, in order to be
for d revenged the insult, went to hunt on the lan s of
r s on Inve ugie, and passed the ca tle without calling his
- - in la w . a r b n on n brother M ischal o servi g him the la ds,
r a nd on asked his se vant who the stranger was, , being
d o tol , immediately shot him fr m the castle wall . Thi s
r r St r Guth ie lies bu ied in the Churchyard of Fe gus .
t r r n ld The las story has efe ence to the Marshal . A o retainer of the fa mily used often t o deprecate the mad
r p anks in which the young Keith would engage, shaking 0 ’ his head and saying laddie, laddie, gin ever ye mak
’ ’ u n ick a p ddi , I ll eat the p r (a small piece of wood inserted R A V E N S C R A I G.
the of w hite u ddin s at end Scotch p g , to keep in the meat) .
K - of in eith , in the hey day his fame Prussia, remembered
old d d n of his frien , and, it is sai , se t him a small piece
ou r n wood, cut t as the p ick of a puddi g, along with some
thing more substantial and valuable.
- M r A A nother story is a well authenticated one . nder
son r n h of the R ev. M r A o f , (g a dfat er nderson , late St
t of of Fergus) , tenan English Mills, on the lands Inver
u of ma n ni r gie, was rather a handy sort , combi ng a gene al know lege of carpenter work and other things with that of
of of s his trade miller . He had been tenant Scots Mill ,
n de r o the opposite si of the river, but had been pe suaded
r c one A t by Lady Ma is hal to become of her tenants. the time the young Marischal and his retainers left to join the
be r w a s rebels, related that, on a Sunday morning ea ly , he
out of u A knocked bed to t rn drumsticks for them .
of l staunch Whig, with not a little the Puritan e ement in l m his composition, the mil er by no eans liked this sort
v sin work , which he concei ed to be a just in some little
degree removed from sacrilege . But it was no use res ist
n dr i g . The umsticks had to be made , and the miller was
A s obliged to turn to . he was getting on with his work,
ff r one of the rebel o icers, then staying at the castle, e ’ ” m r him a ked to , You Whigs don t like this sort of work . ” on I dinna like, said the miller, at y time to work on a
’ ” r thinkna Sunday and, fo bye , I muckle o the cause .
The drumsticks supplied , the party prepared to march . J ’ Drinking King ames s health in the Castle close, they
flung their glasses over their left shoulders, and marched .
R A V E N S C R A I G.
Though the ruined castle of R a venscra ig is not t seen
T H E CH E YN E S .
of from the line, still, as parties visiting the ruins Inver_ in ugie would likely feel interested the older structure, we
sha ll proceed to tell what we know about it . R a venscra ig stands on the opposite bank of the river from Inverugie , about a quarter of a mile from the latter
s r . ca tle. It is built upon a ock Extremely little is known of its history but t here are strong probabilities for fixing
F the date of its erection about the middle of the tw elfth or beginning of the thirteenth century . It is a very good
of a ncl ent s specimen the Scotti h Baronial style, in the square form so common to the beginning of the thirteenth
r . of centu y Its walls are cemented with run lime, and are
h a s of such strengt , previous to the use artillery, would m have rendered the place i pregnable . In some places the
. o f mea t a re walls are eleven feet thick, and traces a still
U on the distinctly discernible, which, receiving the gie h n south, while the natural c annel protected the orth,
‘ would entirely surround the castle. Tra dition h a s it that
K R f of ing obert Bruce, after the de eat of Comyn Earl
I n rur . Buchan at ve y, visited this castle n The Cheynes, so far as history throws any light upo
m N r the , appear to have been of orman o igin . We find
of r a s Le Chiens in the court retinue David I . Howeve , to whether or not these were the possessors of the Craig we are not disposed to hazard an opinion . We rather
’ ” quote from Chalmers Caledonia, the only reliable
c w a count of the Cheynes hich is to be found . This account brings down the dates to the intermarriage with the Keiths, when the lands fell into the hands of the Marischals
C s w h o s Sco a so o a f r th The heyne , ettled in tl nd, n te e H E T C H E Y N E S .
r c ur a r u do u d o f - thi teenth ent y beg n, we e n bte ly Angl o N orma n
a . r s c s h a d o ccu rr s ra c o r line ge Th ee de ent ed in thi e , bef e the a r 1 260. do n o t o ver a a r a n o f ye They , h we , ppe in y the pu bli c ’ A c s o f A a r I I s r : r t lex nde . eign neithe do the Cheynes a ppe a r
a m o tw o a r s w h o s ru fo r r e - c 1 255 ng the p tie t ggled p eminen e , in .
Bu t a l e C w a s o n e o f ma na tes S ection w h o Regin ld hene the g ,
r o a r a W c 1 258 : a n d 1 26 ente ed int t e ty with el h , in in 7, he
ca C a r a o f Sco a be me h mbe l in tl nd .
a C a r a n d a C e son Regin ld hene , the f the , Regin ld hen , the ,
' r o r s 1 84 a m o ma na tes S cotza e w h o we e b th p e ent in 2 , ng the g ,
a t o a cc Pr c ss a r a r fo r r u eng ged ept the in e M g et thei Q een . In
1 290 r r s P a rl a a t Br a : a n d o they we e p e ent in the i ment, igh m b th
a d s o r 1 s r a n n a o in 1 29 o o f Ba o . ut f the we e pp inted , n minee li l B
Sir a a r s o o a r—a n a m a n Sir Regin ld , the f the , died n fte ged .
a C s o n w a s S r ff o f I n v ern a rn 1 2 2 W 9 . Regin ld hene , the , he i in ith o r rs o s o f s a a a n d a Sir i a s or the pe n the me n me f mily, Reg n ld w e
a t o E a r 1 s t 1 296 a l l S co a sub fe lty dw d the in , when men in tl nd mitt e d c ir a a a c : H r C B s o ex ept S W illi m W ll e en y heyne , the i h p o f A r s o r a t o s a t s a be deen , w e fe lty the Engli h King , the me time .
WVh en a r s o v r o f S co a 1 305 Edw d ettled the g e nment tl nd, in ,
Sir a C w a s a o o n e o f u s c a r s Regin ld hene pp inted the j ti i ie , in
or a r s o o u a s . H e or the n thern p t , bey nd the m nt in died bef e the
6th o f N o v r 1 31 3 o r 1 . co fir a co v o embe , , when R be t n med n enti n ,
w a r t o a s o f Du ffu s whi ch w a s m a de ith reg d the l nd , between
Do a M a r a S o u s o f a Sir R a C a n d min i , the p e the l te egin ld hene,
il o rth w h o a rr a s co A lex a n der Fra s er o f Ph , m ied J ne , the e nd
a u o f a a r o f o s s . H e a s o n a w h o d ghter W illi m , E l R left , Regin ld,
f his a r H e w a s o n e o f inherited the extensive e sta te s o f the . the
S r r t o P e e 1 320 . S co tch Ba ro ns w h o wro te the pi ited lette the p , in
o h e a o f H a lido nhil l 1 333 . A n d H e w a s ta ken p ris ner a t t b ttle ,
a r 1 350 : a v n b hi s M a r tw o he died a b o u t the ye le i g y wife , y, t a u h s w h o r hi s s a s M a rio th a rr firs Sir d g ter , inhe ited e t e ; m ied t ,
ou a s a n d s co a r his a o u s su , o J ohn D gl , e ndly, fte de th, with t i e J hn
co s o n o f a r M a r s c a b de Keith . the s e nd Edw d de Keith , the i h l , y
a s on A r w h o r h er s a s M a r wh o m sh e h a d , nd ew, inhe ited e t te ; y
r a s co s on o f E a r o f m a rried N i co l Su the l nd , the e nd Kenneth, l
N E W S E A T O R A & c. , R ,
- may catch a glimpse of the mansion house . The property
Mrs A of is possessed by nderson, relict the late Captain
A . out nderson The policies are neatly and tastefully laid . The house dates from about the commencement of the pre
for sent century. The family, the most part, reside in the
A on south . little further , on the same side of the line,
Mr . we pass the farms of Easter Barnyards ( J Mess),
Middle Barnyards (Mr J . Milne) , and Westerton , or
n R us Wester Bar yards (Mr . Brand . ) The ho e on this
a r one o latter f rm is a la ge and fine , surr unded by a beau
h o tiful garden . From t is point nwards the line proceeds “ for on about a couple of miles a dead straight, without ” e a single curv . This is the longest straight , we believe ,
on N . r any of the Great orth lines Passing Weste ton, a
to the o R oundhillo ck occu little n rth there is the farm of ,
Mr on is r of T pied by Wm . Kidd , and the left the fa m or t orston M r K . r on on , occupied by John idd Farthe , the the same side of the line, we come to the farm and village
lenda ne of G v y. We come now in a twinkling to
em s tatic st S s ,
A little to the north of which stands the farm and house
f . sea t o . of N ew , in the occupation Mr Wm Taylor The
is old a w house , with beautiful la n in front, surrounded by thriving plantations . A little on to the left we come l to the house and grounds of Wi low ba nk, the property of n Miss A rbuthnot, occupied as a summer reside ce by Mr
r K . r R obe t idd, merchant, Peterhead To the right, a sho t
of m Buthla w occu distance forward, lies the farm Ma s of ,
m e on Ca d erhill pied by Mr Willia P nnie, and the left is g , T H E A U C H LE E M I L L S .
M r - of occupied by . Marianus Cumming (a grand nephew “ the author of Tullo chgorum The View of R o ra obtained from the line at this point is a most encha nting
n n one . The slightly risi g grou d, the neat and compact
- farm houses characteristic of this part of the country, and
of n n the fields arrayed in their thick mantle livi g gree , all tend at once to gratify the sense and charm the eye by their silent suggestions of honest plenty and well-rewarded
of R toil . The farmers ora are a prosperous, thriving, and
r contented class almost to a man , eve ready to extend “ o their hospitality to the wayfarer, and smoke the pipe f
r peace with f iends and foes . Further on from Mams of
Buthla w d U , on the opposite si e of the gie, but the same side of the line, we pass the farms of Middleton of R ora
Mr R M r C umml n ( Chivas) , Howe of ora ( g Lillie), and — Wester R ora (Mr William Scott) all beautiful residences
. to n A r and fine farms But the left hand agai . fte pass
Ca d erhill of La n ill ofB uthla w ing g , we come in view gh ,
. on occupied by Mr T . Gray Further we obtain a glimpse of M on ru A y y, occupied by Dr Hay . bout this point the river U gie is crossed by a handsome and substantial metal
r of hr w b idge t ee spans, ith metal girders, the arches being
r about eighteen feet apart, and the pie s of solid masonry ,
of To the right the line, down in the hollow, the ruins of
THE AU CHLE E MILLS
he Catch the eye . These mills were first started about t
R K r end of last century, by Thomas and obert ilgour, f om s Kinmundy . The first mill was on the Opposite ide of the
r river f om where the present ruins stand . It, however,
a n new was not large enough for the trade carried on, d T H E A U CH LE E M I L L S .
s e on the building wer erected the opposite side of water, the Loch of A uchlee being brought down to a convenient point to drive them . The manufactory was for woollen
r r of —a m cloth , and employed a la ge numbe hands nu ber of them being at Kinmundy as w ool combers. But a crisis came on ; the Kilgours were not able to weather the storm, and they became bankrupt in 1 828, to the intense consternation of the inhabitants of Longside and the neigh
o rin b u g parishes , many of whom had their all invested i n
. f r the manufactory It was not the rich alone who su fe ed . Every cottar or labourer who had scraped together a few
h of Kil ours N i pounds put it into the ands the g . owhere , n “ ” d — n their opinion , coul it be so safe not eve in the bank .
be r . The consternation , then , can hardly wonde ed at A large amount of misery was caused by this failure through out the district and those still alive who lost their money by the A uchl ee Mills can hardly refer to the subject yet
d Kil ours without a shud er. The liabilities of the g , when n they failed , were some and their assets, whe realised , only amounted to a dividend among the creditors
of 2s 1 0d . . . per pound The machinery was sold, and the
to r s mills were allowed to go ruin, thei progress toward
r d which goal has been p etty rapi , considering the com pa ra tively short time which has elapsed since they cea sed working. On the same side of the line as the mills is the farm of
u hl e t s A nchlee A c e. To the lef , we pas quite closely Little , and about this point catch a back view of the mansion
irn a ll i r r house of Ca g , wh ch we notice more pa ticula ly nk anon . But a station again ; here we are, in a twi ling, a t L ON GS I DE .
u ir Q a g m e,
Which demands particular notice at our hands. The sta
tion is a neat and commodious little place, distant about
- - on r half a mile from the village , ising ground ; and from
the line at this point a capital view is obtained . Longside is perhaps the prettiest village of its size in the northern
of r r r half Buchan . Embowe ed in t ees, it st ikes the
r of r st anger as a sort oasis in our dist ict, generally so bare of wood .
d s of Longside, in ol en time , formed part the parish of
r r ! Pete head , the church se vice being supplied from that
1 620 a nd place. In , however, this arrangement ceased, ” the present parish was erected . The church was at first “ ” r Peteru ie r termed the ower (uppe ) kirk of g ; but, f om
r on the name of the fa m which it was situated, it w a s “ ” n s d soon after called Lo g y . This church still stands in
r of the cent e the burying ground , and was o nly left in
1 836 ur u , when the present ch ch was b ilt, in consequence of its being too small . The first minister of Longside w e
of A r have notice is Mr lexander Ma tin, who occupied that
r 1 6 1 9 1 635 Al R office f om to then Mr exander obertson , “ 1 662 o six till , when, we are t ld, he and other members of the Presbytery of Deer chose rather to demit than to violate conscience by submission to impious and unconsti ” a s tutiona l power . The vacancy w supplied in the same
a s R year by the appointment of Mr Thoma obertson .
R r of th efe ring to this portion of the history Longside, e “ ” R ev M r r A r s late . Im ay, in the Statistical ccount, w ite Though Episcopa cy was established for nearly thirty years after this, no change seems to have been made in L O N G S I D E .
w rs or . ur the mode of o hip discipline D ing that period, the parochia l records contain no allusion to the use of a
r n of r s s n or a n litu gy: to the keepi g Ch i tma , Le t, Easter, y other fast or festival (except those o ccasionally enjoined by
a nd m w a s r u r authority) , the Co munion eg larly celeb ated
” on t w o ss v S h m r I n 1 6 succe i e abbat s about idsumme . 87 ,
o a R r n this Th m s obe tso died and his son, who had a few months previously been institu ted his assistant and suc
s r d . ces o , succee ed to the parish This minister, by name A R ff 1 lexander obertson, continued in o ice till 7 1 6, when he and some other ministers in the district were deposed “ ” a nd R of 1 1 5 for aiding abetting the ebellion 7 . The
for r Mr R congregation, the most pa t, left with obertson , and set up a regular Episcopa l Cha pel . On the deposition
R M r msd of Mr obertson, John Lu en was appointed in
1 1 r 1 733 a r 7 7 Mr John B own , in ; Mr Willi m G eig, in
' w ho onl thr 1 790 Mr Thomas Kidd, ( died y ee days after
n in 1 829 M r n 1 his ordinatio ) ; Joh Imray , in 830 ; and
M r R the present incumbent, John obb, who was ordained 1 848 in . The villa ge of Longside is entirely modern ; dating
u s r back only to abo t the beginning of the pre ent centu y .
a s of M eethill It w designed by the father of Mr Whyte .
r one The design was an o iginal and chaste , and so far as
ositions of a re r the p the houses concerned, has been ca ried
off out as yet. The streets and lanes are laid to run trans versely in semicircles . The manner in which the bu ilding
r in of the houses has been managed, howeve , has, some degree, marred the original design , as these have been A t erected of all shapes and sizes . the time of the foun dation of the village, the estate on which it stands L O N G S I DE .
uhomer m bel on ed to Pitfo ur or I nverq y g . Sh tly after the
d v r a r r to foun ation, howe e , th t p op ietor sold it the late
E s o s r m r . res n a r Ja es B uce, q , wh e ep e t tives still emain in
of s to r r r possession . Most the hou es belong the p op ieto .
n e e on n v a havi g been er ct d buildi g leases, which ha e f llen
t . u of s ou The pop lation the village, by last cen us, stood
450— of the r u n 3008 at about that pa ish amo nti g to . Little building has been going on about the villa ge for
now r r r many years ; but , with fai encou agement f om the
w r r r d ra ta e n ne p op ieto , in consi e tion of the advan g s Lo g
' ofiers to Peterhea dia ns of r d side in the way summe lo gings, the probability is that it will soon increase in size .
o w n r w - In its way, Longside has eve y ished for con
’ n venience w ithin its ow limits . It has its merchants
of a ll s of r s shops kind , a couple p etty good inn , plenty of
& c. The facilities in the way of schooling, oldest inn is
’ r r Smith s ; the newest and la gest is the Comme cial Inn .
w a . O f Both houses, however, are good in their y schools,
M r A a n there is the parish school, taught by . Center, d
of of three female schools . In the way places worship, we have the Established Church (before noticed) ; the Free
Church (a building somewhat in the Gothic style) , stand ing on the hill beside the market stance, a little to the
of the r r west Established Chu ch . This chu ch was built in 1 4 8 5 , the congregation having worshipped from the Dis ruption till that time in the old inn or ale- house known as “ Sa ndhole now ( razed), beside the Established Church .
w e l Then have the Episcopa Church, standing at the east
a a nd end of the vill ge . It is dedicated to St John ; , in ” the opinion of the autho r of Buchan (no mean authority
on r rr s the point), is st ictly co ect in its eccle iastical char L O N G S I DE .
acter . It consists of a nave, with north and south aisles, and a chancel . Between the nave and the chancel , a cen
r tral tower ises to the height of about ninety feet, the upper story of which is pierced on each of its fa ces by a double
- a m . lancet and quatrefoil, under hood oulding It is “ - finished with a pack saddle roof. The style of archi
r r t tectu e, we are told by Mr Pratt, is the seve est s yle of
1 3th o the century . The first minister of the Episc pal
r h A a R a - d Chu c was the lex nder obertson ( bove mentione ) , deposed from the Established Church in 1 7 1 6 . A mong
R e e o f his successors stands the v. John Skinn r ( whom
R M r m ev. ore anon), who was succeeded by the Cumming, s n R e incum ucceeded agai by the v. Mr Lowe, the present bent . Opposite to the Cha pel stands the mansion - house of
Ca irn a ll s g , possessed and occupied by William Hutchi on,
r Esq . , who came into possession by purchase four yea s ago
- the estate having previously belonged to his deceased
R . is r uncle , obert Hutchison, Esq The house mode n, and is a very pretty erection , surrounded by a fine lawn planted
r w ith t ees . Although hardly either in the village of Longside or in our course as describing the line, we cannot overlook
a irn a ll the quarries of C g , as these are likely to be objects of considerable interest to strangers . The Ca irnga ll quarries a re wrought by Mr Macdonald of A berdeen .
They yield granite of a light greyish hue, considerably lighter than the A berdeen stone . It is much harder to
A r r work than the berdeen g anite, and more f equently
out — turns large blocks. When polished like all the other
—it r a i granites looks em rkably well . It is in cons derable
O D L N G S I E . poetical faculty had begun to develop itself ; but it is to
- Longside , where the poet spent nearly sixty six years of his i t a re for of l fe , tha we indebted most his productions
w a r in this y. It was a t ying time that in which Mr
Skinner settled in his new charge . After the rebellion in
1 1 5 these u r l 7 , s pposed to be f iends of the exi ed Stuart
a u s r f mily were p ni hed pretty heavily by Gove nment, and
r for ff of dep ived, even fancied o ences, of many their just
r s and legal ights . But the per ecution which followed the
’ 15 was nothing to the fierce resentment with which sup posed favourers or friends o f the exiled royal race were of 1 746 treated after the fatal rout Culloden in . The Episcopalians in general were Ja cobites ; but there does not appear to have been the slightest reason for suspect l ug Skinner or his flock either of aiding or abetting in the rebellion . In fact, in his own case, the supposition was entirely on the opposite side , as he had been brought
’ Presb v up in his father s house, at Monymusk, as a strict y — terian remaining so, indeed, until he almost had reached the years of manhood . But no distinction was made by — the Ministers who then presided over affairs the innocent a s well as the guilty, if they only were Episcopalians, came in for the persecution . Skinner had often to leave his u d of house , in case he sho ld fall into the han s the soldiery, who literally infested any suspected district at the time ;
a re r r and for some time, we informed, he was a p isone on
n f r e parole . On coming home one eveni g, a te having be n
n his out visiti g, while wife was in childbed, he found his f w ho r r house in possession o the military , plunde ed eve y thing it contained, even to changes of linen . His little chapel was burned at this time and the lady of a neigh O S D L N G I E .
heuring proprietor is said so far to have exhibited her
hot- r l headed bigot y as to ride round the b azing edifice,
r i encouraging the soldiers, and in particula g ving them ” r - ra l strict injunctions to hold in the P ayer books . Pa lel
r t A ct of w ith these c uel ies, an Parliament was passed in
46 ro r f 1 7 , p hibiting Episcopal clergymen f om o ficiating to more than four persons besides the members of their house
1 748 crow nm — u hold and in , the g piece was put pon the persecution by the declaration of the Legisla ture that to Episcopal ministers it was “ illegal to exercise the function ” of chaplain in any family . i True, however, to his conscience and his God, Sk nner disregarded these iniquitous edicts, and preached regularly
hi s n to flock, assembled outside of his house, from o e of t the windows . He visited among them s eadily, and they n became much attached to him . But worse eve ts were in Af store for him . ter labouring away as he best co uld for
of f several years after the proclamation these in amous edicts, he was unexpectedly apprehended on a warrant from the
- A Sheriff Substitute of berdeenshire, and committed to
r r f prison . When b ought befo e the Sheri f, he at once acknowledged having been in the practice of officiating h as a clergyman to more t an four persons, and was imme ’ diately sentenced to six months imprisonment, which N 1 5 3 commenced in May and ended in ovember 7 .
r n Better times, howeve , were daw ing. The worthy clergyman experienced no further interruption to his mini steria l labours and he laboured on among his flock till he ’ f for le t them his son s roof but a few days before his death .
’ A s n n r so a poet, Skin er s ame al eady stands high m the scroll of fame that we need express no Opl Il l OI l on the
e DE L O N GS I .
A s ma n . nd point a , his domestic a ministerial life render him entitled to rank am ong the best of our national
. of worthies He enjoyed the esteem and friendship ,
ns is v n Bur , and uni ersally k own and read wherever our n n a n of h ational so gs are sung. To copy y t ese into our — pages would be merely useless they have a world-wide reputation , a nd none of them certainly would be new to e of our r s ven the most illiterate Buchan eader . I nfinitely more to our taste is the task of announcing — — to strangers for it is no news to Bucha n people that the
n ide tical house in which the poet resided, still stands a -a - so r bout half mile or south of the village, on the fa m of Linsha rt is lo w s . It a thatched hou e, in the form
f - r th o a half squa e, e. kitchen being in the angle, the ’ - bedrooms in the east end , and the poet s sitting room in t the wes . u the a e the u a d Passing p vill g to ch rchy r , we find ’ - A . in Skinner s last resting place large marble tablet,
r r m r sorted in a g anite borde , a ks the spot, which is
Hi r a t the . s at situated east end of the churchyard g ave,
n his ow request , was selected as close as possible to that
f h R ev his o t e . John Brown , who was parish minister in ”
i 1 790. u t me, and who died in I would like to be b ried, “ old r said Skinner , beside John B own ; we were good ’ in d neighbours this world, and I on t want a better com ” panion in the next .
- d In the east side wall of the churchyar , in the centre
r to e old of what appea s hav been an gateway, is a stone containing an eseutcheon of what we suppose to be the
Lud uha rn a rms of the lairds of q . The figures and designs
s - are now n early all mo s eaten or broken, and the only L O N G S I DE .
w ord decipherable is that surmounting the escutcheon “ ” ” I o e Spa re h p . n h In con ection with the churchyard, we ave to notice “ ’ m d U dn s Jamie Flee an, the lair of y fool . Jamie w a s
r Lu d uha rn 1 1 3. born at B aeside of q , in 7 His father . - r l appears to have been a farm se vant, or to have fol owed some labouring employment there and in the registration
s out books of Longside , we have fi hed the following f registry o his baptism Fleming, James, son to James
Lud uha rn—7th A Of Fleming, in q pril, his father
r d but little is known but his mothe , it is sai , drowned
r of Ca irn a ll herself in the Bu n g , at the spot known a s
’ ” ’ Pot Fleming s . Jamie s many adventures are as patent
r ow n of to the world, in thei way, as those much more
- of the ba n - mot & . s c pretentious men Indeed , if one half , . ,
t r ascribed to Jamie be rue, it would take a ve y clever ’ ma n to make another of the lai rd of U dny s feel 1
r After many weary wande ings, Jamie at last suc
’ m K r i cu bed to the ing of Ter ors, in his S ster s house at
K 1 778—in 65 th a e inmundy , in the year of his g . When
’ his r e s he was about last, some f i nd of his sister s were around the bed reasoning together on the propriety of
on speaking to him the subject of the future state . Some ’ of Oh a a them had remarked , he s fool ; wh t can he ” of 2 know such things when Jamie, looking him in the face, said that he never heard that God sought what he ” did not give. Then, looking at another who stood near, ’ he uttered his last words I m a Christian ; dinna bury m l ” e . u ike a beast Jamie was buried in the ch rchyard, n t new r ear the nor h wall, adjoining the chu ch . A s near
r as is known to his g ave, a handsome polished granite
6 2 r a cr o ns L O U P .
ha s obelisk been erected, bearing the following inscription
E R E C T E D
I 1 86 1 N ,
T O I N DI CA T E T H E GR AV E or A M M A N J I E F L E E ,
m A N SW E R TO H rs PR A Y E R ,
DI N N A BU R Y M E LI KE BE A A ST .
of old h ma m ha The inside the churc , we y ention, s
e off of b en laid for graves ; but these, course, are all m d m o e . The oldest of the gravestones in the churchyard date from the commencement of the seventeenth century . On m the most ancient of the , the majority of the inscriptions a re illegible.
m our But we ust continue route .
“ ’ ” AC O S OU P B DG ND & . F T R L , RI E , c
O f ver to the left, rom the station, we obtain a view of
i ll “ the Home Farm of Ca rnga , and several crofts on the
. O estate ver (at the same side) , in the hollow, is a part
’ ” of r the water (p etty broad) known as the Factor s Loup .
At t of so m d the ime this part the water was na e , the succession to the estate of Ca irnga ll had been in dispute for of a considerable number years, during which the old f n On s actor had collected the re ts . the succes ion being
t d u u be set le , he was called pon to pay p, which either w ould not or could not do and officers being sent to his house to seize him, he fled, leapt the water here (which
do c ss u none of his pursuers cared to ) , and escaped suc e f lly
- like many another Scoundrel . nnrn o n n & . n , c
Leaving the station, about a hundred yards above which the road is connected by a fine bridge over the
e o f on double lin rails, and passing, the left, a little thatched house occupied by one of the officials in the
f immedi service o the company, we come (on the right)
to of A u hl e o ately, the farm and house of Bridgend c e , ccu
so pied by Dr Lawrence . Lying close to the line, with its “ r fine ancestral t ees, and terraced garden, sloping down
r r wa ds, Bridgend House is sure to be the admi ation of all . The farm and lands of Bridgend were originally planned
Mr W - —a by the late illiam Whyte, land surveyor gentle
of I n its man the clearest head and most refined taste .
r a s o iginal style, laid out by him, it used to be much admired by the famous Duchess of Gordon . The farm of
r f nt o B idgend is o considerable exte , and has now been ccu pied by Dr Lawrence for several years . From this point we may get a glimpse of the old
f A uchlee L bridge o , on the road leading into ongside . m t The bridge was built, we may ention, by a Mr Tai
is (grandfather, we believe, to the present B hop of London),
is of n a n and sadly in need repair. Betwee this bridge d the villa ge of Longside, the roa d is flooded (often to the “ ” depth of four feet) whenever there is a spate in the
U —t e of e gie h meadows all around being also, cours , covered with water ; and this state of matters sometimes , continues for a week at a time . To cure this evil, we
d in he understan , it is contemplation both to divert t
of R course the river and to heighten the roa d . The ail
A u o way Company and dmiral Ferg son are b th willing, w e
s are informed, to bear their hare of the required expense
s u e t a a s a n and we ho ld hop hat, when such gre t anitary d BO D O I E BR A E .
general public improvement is to be executed, the other
n i r n r not e ghbou i g prop ietors will hold back, but come r forwa d with their assistance in the most liberal spirit. A s we pass Bridgend on the line, we obtain perhaps the best view to be had from the R ailway of the village of
r Longside, the three chu ches appearing to the eye in the
o O n leading positi ns . the same side of the line a s Brid — g end a t the distance perhaps of six or eight hundred yards, the first house We come to is
B O O D B A I E R E ,
So named from its having had the reputation of being ”
. haunted The house is now occupied by Mr J . Smith, m r ason, with a c oft attached ; but it formerly was the f of n armhouse Braehead, which farm is ow attached to
Bridgend .
n of It was duri g the tenancy James Wyllie, in the 1 824 year , that the strange things happened in the house.
e Wyllie complained of hearing strange noises, and fe ling
n i stra ge sensations n his house at night . The noises were “ ” loud a nd sharp . Sometimes something, he averred, w ould attack him in bed and nearly smother him and on one occasion he insisted that the very staff had been ” taken from his hand by an unseen agent . A n aged residenter in the parish was informed by Wyllie that one n night he had beheld an apparition . The stra ge visitor,
d r . l he sai , rose f om out the hearthstone It was very ta l, a nd arrayed (of course) in the orthodox w hite . It a p
re the him p ached bed, and was like to smother , when he e gave a loud cry, w hich caused its immediate disappearanc
I E N V R Q U H O M E R Y & . , c
I NVE R U HOME R Y GLE NU I E Q , G , &c.
From about this point, to the left, at a considerable w e distance, catch a glimpse of the house and lands of I nverquhomery (p ossessed by the representatives of the
r E s of Y ockieshill late James B uce, q) , and also , and r seve al other fine farms . Passing on the right the croft U ieba nk of g , we come almost immediately, on the left, to Glenu ie Mr the g Sawmills, occupied by James Mackenzie, c r a penter, Longside. The Sawmill occupies only the east of end the buildings, which were formerly a ll occupied as
Glenu ie l r n the g Distil ery . The emai ing part of the erec
to tions are going decay . If everybody followed the ex
of ample the parishioners of Longside, and converted their
' w distilleries into sa mills, the world would be none the
for worse, we opine, the transformation .
R K C OO E DNOOK, &c.
l nu Passing, on the right hand, the croft of G e gie, we co s me in view, on our left, before we pas under the bridge,
f Crookednook o . the house and farm of Still looking . to
our of A rdla hill right, at the end the woods of w , w e
t a of H e ob ain a c pital view the ill of M rmond, brown
with furze and heather, finely contrasting with the many coloured h ues of the crops on the cultivated land at its “ ” base . The white horse, with his head standing to the
a in f. r west , appe rs full relie Crossing a metal b idge over
th r r u e road from this point into the F ase b rgh turnpike ,
of A ucht w e come in view, to the right, of the crofts y ’ N — donald, and to the left of the farm of etherton the
r . house, howeve , not being seen from the line Passing the cht dona l w level crossing on the A u y d road, we catch a vie , M I N T L A W .
of in on the right, the Mintlaw Crofts, and a twinkling pass the village of
M I N T L A W .
of The vill age of Mintlaw, containing a population 300 — about , is entirely modern having been planned by the 1 81 3 late William Whyte, Esq. , in the year , when the feus
’ off - r were given on ninety nine yea s leases . Mintlaw — w hich, on the whole, is a pretty little village is built in
r the form of a diamonded square, according to the o iginal — plan the said square covering nearly two acres ; but, of
no t off. course, the feus are all nearly given
ha s no The village lies in the parish of Longside, and b church ofits own, though it possesses a side school , taught y
R e s en the v. Mr Farquhar. The female school possesse an
c Pitfo ur. dowment, settled on it by Mr Mit hell, late factor for — There are two inns in the village the Buchan R ailway
Pi f r Hotel, and the t ou Arms and without expressing good or bad opinion of either of these houses of - entertain
m e ment, we think it is pretty clear that one of the could b easily dispensed with .
a But we must to the line gain . Passing under a hand
w e some bridge, erected over the Fraserburgh turnpike,
on A have in our view, the left, the Home Farm of den
r m (farmed by the proprieto ), and to the right, the far of
Ba lrin M a crobert Pitfour g, occupied by Mr , factor for , and
A fe the house of Mr Pennie. w moments now bring us to the sta tion of
étlt l ers o t i s n fit u art a ,
' R ~ a dvent of the ather a stirring little place . Since the
n e. railway, a number of buildi gs have been erected her A A D P DE N N I TF O U R .
A t the station there is a comfortable and commodious
M r Mr Al r An r hotel, kept by Davie ; and exande de son ,
r on t merchant, car ies an ex ensive wholesale and retail
business . D A E N .
To the left, from the line, we here obtain a view of the
s of A land and policies, though not of the house, den . The grounds are of considerable extent, and are laid out and kept up with that exquisite taste so characteristic of the
M r R . a r proprietor, ussell The house is a l ge and massive
— u r building chaste and plain, though beautif l , in its a chi
w eeds tectura l design . The are deep and thick, forming
a r t a of u quite delightful contrast to the g ea er p rt B chan, generally so bare of trees . A li ttle to the right we now pass the grounds of
P I T F 0 U R .
do see hi From the line we not the house, w ch is a
s u r magnificent tr cture, fronted by large Co inthian pillars.
The grounds, however, are the greatest attraction to those
a l w ho might care to spend an hour or two in the loc ity. Admiral Ferguson has expended a large amount of money in beautifying and adorning his policies ; a nd we must
say that he has succeeded to a nicety. Laid ou t in long n n a venues, wi di g through luxuriant grass plots or along
of beautiful parterres flowers, intersected at almost every
- d - a t - half dozen yar s by neatly f nciful wa er jets, and all h under the shelter and protection of the t ick woods, the visitor is led to imagine himself anywhere than in B uchan B while strolling through this noble property . ut by far the most attractive feature in the policies is the fine arti
ficia l w s -five a a nd lake, hich cover forty cres, is a bunda ntly
O LD DE E R .
& c On k stocked with carp, trout, . the brin of the lake at the place where the spare water escapes, there is erected a pretty little temple, constructed on the model of the m A te ple of Theseus at thens , and surrounded by thirty
r r four g anite columns . The inte ior of the temple is fitted
r up as a cold bath . The lake is c ossed by three stone bridges at different points—the one leading to the house
. A s s being of three arches a whole, the house and ground — of Pitfour are truly a noble possession fit for a king in
u a gorgeousness, for a poet in bea ty, or hermit in delight ful shade .
Pitfour u t Losing sight of , we catch a glimpse on o r lef of the village of
L D D O E E R,
The old Chapel of Deer being the first object that catches
a our eye . This old Chapel has history, interesting, per
s haps, in ome degree ; but the first Church of Deer occupied a rather prominent position in the a nnals of
On m s f Christianity . the argin and blank vellum o a
of d manuscript the gospels, which bears to have belonge
A of r f to the bbey Dee , and which appears to be o the n tenth century, are a few charters and memora da of grants
introduc to the Church of Deer. The first relates to the tion of Christianity, and runs as follows
kill e d ro sta n e ca ro ix a s G o d h a d r c C ol um a n D me f m H , di e ted
a s fa r a s A b erdover a n d B a P c w a s M o r a r them , ; ede , i t, then m e o f u c a on r a rr va a n d w a s a ra a B h n , thei i l , it he th t g nted them th t
c r o fo r v r. g a m e a r a r s t o a o r c ity in f eed m e e They fte w d n the ity,
u t of a v r u sa t o C ol u mkill e fo r w a s n ot b the King it g e ef l , he
u ra c o f G o d a nd a r r u s C r cs a end ed with the g e , fte ef ing the le i , son o s a r or a r t o f hi to ok a di sea se . A fterw ds the M m e went the O LD DE E R .
C r cs a n d u r oo a a n d Domn a il a n d C a h a o le i , nde t k th t he , , t l , w uld ma ke a ll o ffering s t o G o d a n d Dro sta n e from beginning t o end till
da o f u the y j dgment .
A Colben mong other names of benefactors we find ,
u n Ga rtna it Mormaer of B cha , Eva, daughter of , his wife, n and the clan Maga .
I n the beginning of the thirteenth century, there are
of r three charters Dee , showing the interest taken in the
A r bbey by Ma jory, Countess of Buchan, two of them
u son of r Colben A son witnessed by Magn s, Ea l , and dam , ,
of ma of Earl Fergus, from the latter which families it y be
. assumed the parish derives . its name In connection with the establishment of the first
A s Church here, there is a well known legend . site after s ite was selected on which to build the Church , and until the ultimate site was chosen, it is said that there was a voice heard repeating the words
I t is n ot r is n o t r he e , it he e ,
’ ’ a r t o r 0 D r Th t ye e big the Ki k ee ,
’ u t o n t a o r B the p Tille y,
r a a cor s s a a Whe e m ny p e h ll fter lie .
“ or The site selected was on a knoll small mount,
semicula r of U embraced by a bend the gie, and, as was customary, a piece of ground around it was set apart for a burial place, so that the weird is fully verified, in the
of r t great number inte men s that have taken place, during ” d o the lapse of centuries, in a wi e and p pulous parish . Deer was quite a stronghold of Episcopacy in ancient
1 71 1 en ma sse times . In , the villagers rose against a m “ m A Presbyterian teacher, who so e people of berdeen,
o h in conjunction with the Presbytery f Deer, to t e number
A BBE Y O F DE E R .
th e a v r o f r a r a r . a ll ro a e with n e we e g e te di mete In p b bility, th y
h a d s u or a c ra o r a n d r a s a s r ro pp ted ent l t we , pe h p pi e . F m the
few ou s a n d t o a rc s o f o s c a r m lding , p he wind w whi h , till l tely, we e
t o o u a a o f ru s is v a be f nd mid the he p in , it e ident th t the church
w a s u s cu a r to a e a firs o b ilt in the tyle pe li the g , n mely, the t p inted,
- o r a rl E s . a rc s w r a c s a a n d ou e y ngli h The he e e l n et h ped, the m ld
s cu t red sa s o c is sa t o a ing deeply in nd t ne , whi h id h ve been
u f a u a rr a t B a s a f ro ro c o s . b ght m q y yth , di t n e tw elve mile “ The chu rch fo rmed the no rth - we st p ortio n o f the A bbey
u s o a s r a n d o r ou s s rou for b ilding . The m n te y, the h e nd it the
a cco o a o o f o s a nd s cu a r s rva s r v r mm d ti n the m nk e l e nt , we e e y
a — o s o f o ors a n d o s a v c rcu a r a rc s pl in m t the d wind w h ing i l he ,
c urc s o o a s a n d s a n d with o u t a ny o rna ment. The h h t d e t we t ; a n d
a s c a r a a r fro m the fr gment whi h till l tely em ined, we e
o ra a ccu ra a o f its s a n d form a . t le bly te ide de ign
a t s r ra c m a a c Sta nding the we te n ent n e , we y f n y
« n d o n o r a ro u s o of a rc c ura o r a et a l ng , with g e t p f i n hite t l n ment , y
a nd ra c u a ll its a r s . S r a rs a ch a ste g ef l in p t lende pill , high pitched ro o f lo ng la ncet - sha ped windo w o f na rro w lights ; the , — front nea r the do or the high a lta r in the fa r e a st a ll me a nt to ” r c o f r a a sha do w forth some a ti le the Ch isti n f ith .
A w a s The bbey first occupied by Cistercian monks, an order which afterw ards received the name of Bernardines and it was well supported by the Earls of Buchan “ until that memorable revolution which placed Carrick on the
the so r Scottish throne, when Comyns were utte ly over thrown that of a name which numbered three Earls and
more than thirty belted Knights, there remained no me ” d of morial in the lan , save the orisons of the monks Deer.
r r But though Ca rick robbed its founde , he supported the
s Abbey . He made several grants to it ; and the monk l appear to have got on cannily and cosily enough, ti l
K r a R obert eith, b other of William, fourth E rl Marischal D (and last Abbot of eer) died, and was succeeded by his A BBE Y O F DE E R .
w R b r t nephe , o e t (mentioned in connec ion with Inverugie,
of r it a s the Commendator Dee ) . This Commendator,
r a nd - a nd would appea , was a sordid double minded man , while sharing largely at the R eformation in the spoils of R the ancient faith , attempted to deprive the eformed “ is ministers of their stipends . It difficult to suppress a ” Dr see smile, says Pratt, when we this same stickler for
a e for the tempor liti s, if not the faith, of the old regime, on
r on d finding the R eformation to be clea ly the ascen ant,
turning suddenly round, and, in the most venal terms,
housis orcha rdis a nd a bjectly craving for these , biggings, ,
’ a irdis r d ow n y , to be made a tempo al Lor ship in his ” the - b favour. But money gru died, and the estates and
title descended in due course to his nephew, George Earl ! ha d r Marischal , who a ha d fight. to obtain his new posses
w him A sions, not ithstanding the assistance lent by ber
a nd s deen other northern countie and burghs. It did
e i not seem to hav been a respectable thing, however, n r these days, to have ado with church prope ty ; and the hi m wife of the Earl , after having besought to have done w ith his sacreligious meddling wi th the A bbacy of Deer
dr sa w eamt a dream and a vision, thus described by a contemporary writer
“ In h er sl e epe sh e s a w a grea t nu mber o f religiou s men in thir ha bit com forth o f tha t a bbey t o the s tro nge cra igie o f Dunn ot
ur c is rin ci a ll r s c o f a a Sh e sa w t e , whi h the p p e iden e th t f milie . them a l s o s ett thems elves rou nd a b o u t the ro ck t o gett it do wn
a nd demolish e i t a v n o s ru s n or t o illi es r t o , h ing in t ment whe ewith
r o r s or b u t o enk n ve s r o o s pe f m thi w k , nly p y , whe ewith they f li hly
a s s t o h er a t o k a t cra Sh e sm l e d t o ( it eemed ) beg n py the igie . y
sie n s o fruitl e s a n e inter r s e a n d to ca h er them inte de p y , went ll
u s a to s cuffe a nd r o sh e h a d u h b nd gey e them u t o f it . W hen f nd DR U I DI C A L R E M A I N S .
a n d rou t o i silli r ou s m on ck es a him, b ght him s e the se e eligi t thir fo o s o r o o cra a l l it s s ro a n d li h w k , beh ld the wh ll igie with t nge s a u s w a s b r enk n ves w u derm n ded a n d a t tely b ilding , y the p y y f llen
sea s o a s r r a o bu t ra c o f r in the , the em ined n thing the w k thi riche fu rniture a n d stu ffe fl o a ting on the w a v e s of a ra g eing a nd t em esto s sea p u .
S o o f w sest sor v u o s vi ssion a ttrebute me the y t di ining p n thi , t o the p enk nyves the lenth o f tym befo re this sh o u ld co me to
a ss a n d a o s rv b sin drie a a r s o f a p , it h th been b e ed y th t the e le th t
w er r c s o a r r h o n s befo re the i he t in the kingd m, h ving t ea su e a n d
s de b u t v r s c a o o f s s o r s tore b e y them, e e in e the dditi n thi g ea t
r v u o a v a s s o c b h ea vie ur s o f a e en e , they h e le ed the t k y b den debt ” a n d in ga gment .
of It was with reference to this appropriation property, to this legendary dream, and to the noise which at the time
r it created, that the defiant boast of the Ma ischals, inscribed on Marischal College (removed with the old buildings in 1 836) ma sa j g g. Qnufia t sa g ifia g? Ma g (j a if suit fil e mm sa — d 16 y. w a s uttered . 1 71 5 K a th But in , the eiths went to the w ll, and e A possessions fell into other hands . The bbey, being
t . 1 809 untenanted, soon wen to ruin In , the late Mr
Pitfour i Ferguson of repaired the crumbling p le, and
of arrested to some purpose the progress decay, enclosing the ruins by a wall ; and his successor has cleared the
of view from obstruction by trees, so that the remains the m a ncient fabric can be seen fro the line . D CA MA N S DRU I I L RE I . t In olden imes, Deer was famous for Druidical remains,
s t but few of the e now exis . The most complete, according E M A U D J N W U N CT I ON .
on to the statistical account, were those the Hill of Park
- of house, a mile or two to the south west the village . The “ of n principal or altar stone this circle, placed o the south side, and lying with its ends east and west, is fourteen and a half feet long, five and a half feet broad, and four and a
‘ o f half feet deep . The diameter the space enclosed, or - O comprehended by the circle, is forty eight feet . nly four
f u o the pright stones remain, and are about fourteen feet a ” sunder .
The same authority tells us that, at the distance of
of five hundred yards, on the north side the same hill, were, not long ago, the ruins of a small village, supposed
of to have been the residence Druids, (but commonly called
’ ’ by the country people Pights or Picts houses . ) A number
f r o little ya ds were to be seen all around it, every vestige of which is now obliterated by the process of culture . I t consisted of fifty or sixty mossy huts, from six to twelve feet square, irregularly huddled together. Hence it got k the name of the Boum c c.
rts an oodi a th g es .
on of Brux ie of C Passing, the right, Mains , Mains lach Oldma ud New riach, and , we come to Maud Station,
off where the Fraserburgh line goes the main rails . N ew
” Maud is a thriving little place, with a good inn and several A n shops. considerable trade is also carried o here by agricultural and other commercial companies . The village of u of B lwark lies about a mile to the south this station .
ow r We purpose n slipping a mile o two, and beginning our notice of the new E x tension at F R A SE R BU R GH .
fi r s s erha rgh
The town of Fraserburgh is situated at the dista nce of n eighteen miles from Peterhead by the tur pike road, and sixteen and a quarter by railway from the junction formerly
n Bruckl a now k own as y Station , and as New Maud . F i l The town was originally called a th y, Fa ithlie, or ‘ Fa ithla ff fi as indi erently spelt, and was made a burgh of
b 1546 t - arony by Q ueen Mary, in the year , for y seven years
prior to Peterhead receiving the same honour. Fa ithly w a s founded by the family of the Frasers of
Philorth d w , the hea of hich house has continued ever
since to hold hereditary jurisdiction over the town . Con
cerning this family, a recent writer says that every anti
e e it f qu ri n knows to be a amily of great antiquity, lustre, n m I t a d e inence. has been supposed that it may have sprung at a very remote period from the Frasers of the
s h u h out , altho gh at t is time the precise relationship,
of m d owing to loss docu ents, cannot be ascertaine . The Frasers of Philorth have sometimes been confounded with the Frasers of Lovat ; but it is clear that the two families and have been separate distinct for centuries. Still, it would seem that both come of the same stock—the Frasers
of . Lovat being the senior branch From an old authority, w e lea rn that the families of Lovat and Saltoun a re
It m a y be intere sting t o no ti ce tha t there is n ow in M a dra s h o h a s n a a r a c a o f a . r w o gi l been med fte the n ient n me the t wn, a ithl a a n d w h o h a s e a a a n d M a r g a ret F , b en m int ined edu ca ted in a a t M a ra s a t x s o f Pa r the O rpha n ge d , the e pen e the i sh Chu rch
o ol o f ra s r u r . S v ra rs a S a bb a th S ch F e b gh e e l lette , m nife sting a o a n d ov a r a v r gra tefu l dispo siti n l ing he t, h e been e ceived from s ithl a a n d r a to s c o a rs w h o n ow ro o M i s F a , e d the h l , p p se to a dopt
a r her a a a nd e uca e her. nother gi l , give n me , d t
F R A S E R BU R GH .
burgh since the year 1799 had exceeded the progress pa ra tively made by the City of Glasgow during the
’ period ! This may create a smile ; but his Lordship s
m nevertheles r ents were cor ect enough , so far as they — w n u e t his figures being taken from the harbour reven es, w r hich in Fraserburgh have inc eased, since the period
named, from fifty pounds to two thousand . 1801 2215— The population of the parish , in , was of h 1 861 3501 A s t e . town, in , in Peterhead, the population i s largely augmented during the fishing season .
- The town stands on the north west side of a bay, two m in iles depth , about one mile broad, and three miles
’ u i in length , immediately so th of Kinna rd s Head (well
- on of a known to be the north east point the map Scotl nd, a nd supposed to be the Ta iw a loru m P r omontoriu m of the R omans), on which stands an old Castle, formerly the pro
perty of the Frasers, now belonging to the Commissioners
of N . orthern Lighthouses, who have erected thereon, and
i r now maintain, a l ghthouse, which no visitor to F aser Th burgh should depart without personally inspecting . e situation of the Castle and Lighthouse is picturesquea nd
of n romantic, and an excellent view the country for ma y
miles round is obtainable from the top . The houses in Fraserburgh are built substantially of
ha s stone, a few having granite fronts . The town been — carefully planned the streets, which are wide and clean, f s being laid out in squares . O the buildings and place
of ma n —The w orthy notice, we y specify the followi g
U nion Bank (in the corner of Seaforth Street, near to the
R ailway Station) , which is a handsome and substantial
edifice, w ith a spacious garden . The North of Scotland F R A S E R BU GH .
a B nk has not the same pretensions, but is a good house, ’ A . in a convenient locality, near to the Saltoun rms Hotel Offi i The Town and County Bank, and Post ce, are n f Frithside Street . The Bank o Scotland have recently purchased the house until lately occupied by the A cting Chief Magistrate of Fraserburgh this building is nearly
’ opposite the Harbour Commissioners Hall, and will at ’ b once arrest the stranger s attention . It is surrounded y
r stone n a ailing, and has an elegant flight of steps leadi g
’ r The A to the p incipal entrance . Saltoun rms Hotel, t com opposi e to the Parish Church, is a very large and modi s ous building . It is the only hotel of any pretension it in the place . In the hands of the present landlord, enjoys the reputation of being a comfortable and well
n e W co ducted establishment . The N w Manse , about hich
is o e there has been so much noise, situated n the west sid
to - e of the south turnpike, near the Toll bar, at the entranc of £ 1 00 the town . It was constructed at a cost of about 7 ,
e r The and will make a ch erful and comfortable esidence ! R R eading oom is in Fish Cross Street, at the corner of
Mid Street. It has a good variety of newspapers, and r on st angers are admitted payment of one penny per visit . r w d The C oss and To n House, both han some erections, are the in Square, near to the Parish Church .
’ The Harbour Commissioners Hall next claims our
. u in attention It is erected near to the Harbo r, the centre of the town, and is specially suited for balls, soirees, public
- dinners, concerts, and such like entertainments . It is a
l u spacious hal , beautif lly decorated, and altogether a n r o nament to the town . The Town Hall, which is graced
s by a portrait of the Founder of Fra erburgh , and by A F R SE R BU R GH .
of another the late Lord Saltoun, uncle to the present Lord, is in the Town House, and is better suited for smaller
’ gatherings . Besides these, may be mentioned How itt s
Hall, of which possession has now been taken by the
’ n r A You g Men s Ch istian ssociation, who have changed its n ame to Bethel Hall, and have fitted it up in a suitable w a y for their meetings .
a re S The Churches numerous, and, generally peaking,
. r well attended The Pa ish Church, built ra ther more than half a century ago, and recently renovated, is a neat
u and commodious b ilding, capable of accommodating
“ o 1400 r one of ab ut pe sons . The Free Church is those u fi r nsightly edi ces e ected at the time of the Disruption , and w hich it would be well to see pulled down and rebuilt in
a I t r a more t steful manner . accommodates, on a st etch,
800 1000 r a from to pe sons . Besides the Est blished and
r r w F ee Chu ches, hich embrace in their membership the
r of - a r majo ity the church going population, there e several — smaller churches or chapels one belonging to the Congre
a tiona l in r t u g body, Mid St ee , an elegant little ho se erected a few years a go - one belonging to the Evangelical
U f s r nion, Situated in Manse Lane, an o f hoot f om the Congregationa l Chapel one belonging to the Scotch
o the t- r Episc pal , in Mid Street ( two las named have o gans)
— - l r besides a small , unpretending looking bui ding, bea ing the appellation of the U nited Presbyterian Hall . There
th w t e r are also in e to n a few Baptis s, who m et togethe ,
of r but have no regular place wo ship .
A t the west end of the town, there stood some years
b i of s ago, a quadrangular u lding, three stories, de igned as
A a e r e in 1 592 ha d a college by Sir lex nd r F as r, who, , F R A S E R BU R GH . 71
obtained a crown charter for the institution of a college and university ; but although the charter was ratified by
r 159 Pa liament in 7, and renewed and enlarged by the 1 601 th Crown in , the plan was never carried out, and e
no w . building is demolished There are, nevertheless, edu — a iona l . l c t facilities in abundance There are , The Parish
a t School, erected nearly thirty years ago, situated at shor on A R distance from the town, the berdeen Turnpike oad
2 d a , The Free Church School, a very neat building, erecte 3 few years ago, near to the Free Church , The Episcopal
old Schools , also erected recently, near to the Manse, d 4 n which are large and commo ious , The Stracha
i ‘ Miss School, erected last year, which is endowed by
n of w a n Stracha Cortes, and which o es its existence, d ‘ M L ~ ~ R e . a r n h i much of its success, to the v Mr e , t e ndefa
i l A nd! t ga b e minister of the parish . besides these there
r are several p ivate schools . The description at page six of our Guide of the scenes
r h w itnessed f om Peterhea d piers during the fis ing season, in A ugust and September , will answer for the same scenes enacted in Fraserburgh at the same periods . The number — of boats fishing at Fraserburgh averages about 240 the largest number fishing in any one year having been about
28 n e 0. Fraserburgh has do e something also in the whal
- and seal fishing line . At one time she possessed a fleet
r of six fine vessels, specially fitted for this trade but f om various unfortunate causes, the number is now reduced to
n of two . The ships belongi g to the port consist chiefly 1 2 1 30 vessels about 0 to tons register, with some small
a u 4500 traders . The total tonn ge of the port is now abo t tons s . There is only one hipbuilding establishment, the F R A S E R BU R GH .
ha s proprietor of which, Mr Webster, turned out some
’ s s iz chooners, than which finer ves els of the s e do not sail
the seas . There is also a patent slip . The harbours were constructed at a cost of about The chief exports are
s cattle, oat , barley, meal, potatoes, cured herrings, and cod . ha s l Lord Saltoun, as a ready been noticed, is the
’ hereditary Superior or Provost of the town . The town s a ffairs have hitherto been managed by a Baron Bailie and
w l l . t e ve Council ors, chosen by his Lordship Some steps,
n nf however, have latterly bee taken towards the e ra n — chisement of the Burgh Lord Saltoun having expressed his willingness to make a free gift to the town of the right
to elect the Magistrates and Councillors . We regret to sa y
ffi r that di culties have tu ned up , in consequence of the
s of Philorth trict nature the entails on the estates, to prevent his Lordship’ s generous proposals being carried
out . It is likely, however, the same purpose will be a ccomplished by his Lordship gi ving over the right to the j urisdiction d uring his own lifetime . The R ailway Station at Fraserburgh is rather a hand
— n some building outside elega t, and inside commodious
’ - & c with goods shed, engine house, . The accommodation
- & f c. o . in the way waiting rooms , , is very complete The tourist will obtain a fine view of the town from the east
end of the station .
r Leaving Fraserbu gh Station, the route of the railway
is past the Churchyard, through the Links, and on to
ilcrfl itb g, Where a large and commodious station has been erected s under arrangement with Lord Saltoun, to who e mansion P H I LO R T H & c. 3 , 7
f hilor h i house o P t t sta nds in close proximity . Philorth
r r of r House is an i regular building, and pa t it is ve y
. r not r r ancient Information rega ding it is ve y p ecise . It
of i is certain , however, that part the build ng existed in R the sixteenth century. Thomas the hymer is reported to have prophesied that
’ ’ Q uh en there s n a e a Co ck 0 the N orth
’ ” o fin d a irz ell hil orth Y u ll F in P .
The Dukes of Gordon are extinct but the Frasers are still a numerous and sturdy family . The next station after Philorth is R athen but about and between the tw o landing- places we pass throug h a country rich in historical and legendary lore .
THE CAIRN S OF ME M SI E
Will be interesting to many travellers. They a re supposed to be the burial places of the Danes Slain at the battle of M n erna e . Gamrie, by , Thane of Buchan
E THE OLD HOU SE OF AU CHI R I S. This mansion stands on the south bank of the Burn of
a irnculter r Philorth . C , about half a mile east f om House It now belongs to Mr Hunter of Tillery and among the m of a any strange scenes which it has been the the tre, there are few more singular than the following episode in the life of the last Lord Pitsligo, as related by Lord M edw yn
M a r c 1 56 a n d o f cou rs o a f r a ll a r s o o f In h , 7 , e l ng te pp ehen i n a s a r c h a d c a s o r a a v t o e h e ed, inf m tio n h ving been gi en the then comma nding o ffi cer a t Fra s erbu rgh th a t Lor d Pitslig o w a s a t
a o o u s of A u chiries w a s a c u o so th t m ment in the h e , it ted p n with mu ch promptne ss a nd se cresy th a t the se a rch mu st ha ve p roved F H I H O U S E O A U O R I E S .
su cc ssfu bu t fo r a v r s u a r ccu rr rs S e l, e y ing l o ence . M o phia
Do a so a a w h o v u c a r a n ld n , l dy li ed m h with the f mily, epe tedly
r a o n a a r cu a r a o u s w a s s u rro u d e mt th t p ti l night, th t the h e nded
h a b so rs . H er ca s o a u a s y ldie mind be me h nted wit the ide , th t h e
o t o u t o f a n d w a s a n ro u ro o o s o f g bed, w lki g th gh the m, in h pe giving a different current t o h er thou ghts befor e sh e l a y do wn a a da t o a sh e a cc a o o o u t g in ; when y beginning d wn , ident lly l ked a t o a s sh e a s s ra v r s ro o a n d w a s the wind w p ed it in t e ing the m, a s to nished a t a ct u a lly o b s erving the fig ures o f s oldiers a mong
So co a ll a a s a s ome trees nea r the h ou se . mpletely h a d ide o f e rch been by th a t time l a id a sleep tha t sh e su pp o s ed they h a d come t o
— - stea l p ou ltry J a cobite p o u ltry ya rds a ffording a s a fe o bje ct o f
f r s s o rs a s r s im pilla ge o the E ngli h ldie in th os e d y . U nde thi
r ss o M rs S o a w a s ro c t o ro u s s erva s p e i n, phi p eeding e the nt , when
r r a v a a a n d u r a w a s a r h e siste , h ing w ked, inq i ing wh t the m tte , a o o f s o rs a r o u s c a r a n d being t ld ldie ne the h e, ex l imed, in g e t
a a r a sh e a r a s o or a s. l m , th t fe ed they w nted mething m e th n hen Sh e begged M is s S ophia t o l o o k o u t a t a windo w o n the o the r
o f o u s n o t o s o rs r s a direc side the h e , when nly ldie we e een in th t
o b u t a s o a n o ff c r v s ru c o s b s a s a n d fre ti n, l i e gi ing in t ti n y ign l ,
’ hi fi n hi s a o s u n s rs o s s c . qu ently p tti g nge lip , if enj ining ilen e
a s n o w n o t o o s ro u s a a n d a ll There w time be l t in ing the f mily, ha s te tha t co uld be ma de w a s s ca rcely su fficient t o hu rry the
m a n ro hi s o a s a r c s s a s venera ble f m bed , int m ll e e behind the w in
o ro o c w a s co c a b a c co t o f a n a dj ining m, whi h n e led y bed, in whi h a a M ss G or o o f o w h o w a s r on a v s l a or l dy, i d n T wie , the e i it, y, bef e A a a s s o . o s u s a rc o o a c the soldiers obt ined dmi i n m t min te e h t k pl e .
c or P s o w a s c c n o ca The ro o m in whi h L d it lig o n e a led did t e s pe .
’ s w a s ca r u a a n d sh e w a s o M iss G ordo n bed ef lly ex mined, bliged
r ru s cru o f on e o f a r b h er c t o su ffe the de tiny the p ty, y feeling hin ,
’ a m n a a - t o a s certa in tha t it w a s n o t a in l dy s night dre s s . Before
rs h a d fi s r a a o s ro o con the s o ldie ni hed thei ex min ti n in thi m, the
’ ent a n d a x cr a s Lo r Pitsli o s a s a s o u c fi n em n iety in e ed d g thm m h ,
is r a ca so ou a o M s s G or o a n d h b e thing be me l d, th t it bliged i d n ,
t o cou r a n d co u a v o cou lying in bed, nte feit ntin e i lent ghing , in order to prevent the high brea thing b ehind the wa inscot fro m being
I CA R N BU L G CA S T LE . 7
a r . ma a s co c a a o sh e ou suff r he d It y e ily be n eived wh t g ny w ld e ,
s b o v r o h er a r sh e s o u cr a s su s c o a n d le t, y e d ing p t, h ld in e e pi i n ,
a t o a s co v r . ruse a s a su cc s u n le d di e y The w fo rtu n tely e s f l . O the s a rc r ou o u s v o v r or P s o w a s e h th gh the h e being gi en e , L d it lig
a s a ro his co fi s u a o a n d a a r a c in h tily t ken f m n ned it ti n , g in epl ed
a n d a s s o o a s w a s a t o s a his a ccu s o bed ; , n he ble pe k , t med kind
s s o f a r a ehim s a t o his s rva a s o a n d see a ne he t m d y e nt, J me , g th t
s o or o s so r a a s a n d a r o f a r a l e the e p fell w get me b e kf t, d ink w m , for s i s a co d or a re o o r u a n d thi l m ning ; they nly d ing thei d ty,
’ ca e r a n - X n a a nno t h a me y ill will . Vh e the f mily were felicit ting ‘ a c o r on his sca a sa o s r — o o r r z h a d e h the e pe , he ple ntly b e ved A p p i e , — ’ they o bta ined it a n o ld dying m a n ! Tha t the friends w h o liv ed
ou s — ou r ss s o f his v r u s a n d o c s in the h e the h ly witne e i t e , the bj e t o f hi s r a r w h o s a w s ca a ll da rs a su rrou eg d, him e pe the nge th t nded
—s ou r c o cu a r ca r o f Pro v c is n o t t o him h ld e k n him the pe li e iden e,
o r a t a n d a r a w c w a s s o o or u a s be w nde ed ; th t the d e m hi h pp t ne,
a s f r his a r s o a n d ro a of s a v the me n o p eventing pp ehen i n, p b bly ing “ hi s w a s su o s b s o o f a t a s t o a s c a life , pp ed, y me them le t , be pe i l
’ r o s o f a v s ro c s e a a s hi s s inte p iti n o H e en p te ting hi ld g in t enemie ,
r r s w a s a ccor o o need no t ex cite su p is e . Thi dingly the belief f m re
” t o r ou r tha n on e thei dying h . Besides those objects of interest hereabout
CAI R NBU LG CA STLE , old N ow a hoary ruin, is likely to command attention .
r Standing on a rising g ound, at the distance of about a
a n mile from the sea, this old b ronial reside ce had once been a fortress of no 1nconsidera bl e note . The square tower at the west angle (the principal object shown in our photograph) is now almost all that remains of the ori gi nal building in anything like a discernible shape . The lands
o f of C a irnbulg are now the property Mr Duthie, ship
r of builder, A berdeen . The histo y the estate and castle is thus related by Dr Pratt
n ul Ca s for a r o f The la nds of Ca ir b g, with the tle , med p t the C A I R N BU LG CA S T L E .
x s o a s of Co s E a r s o f Bu c a a nd er e ten ive d m in the myn , l h n, w e , with
o r s a t s o f t a a co fi s a t o Cro 1 306 the the e t e h t f mily, n c ted the wn in .
o r Bru c o v r w a ro s n o t a a s King R be t the e , h we e , ith gene ity lw y the a cco a o f su cc ss a a ra o f a rr or s o f mp niment e , m de g nt h lf the te it ie
ro s cr a r t o o so n o f a r o f o s s w h o h a d the p ibed E l, J hn , the E l R ,
a rr M a r a r C o c o f C o . H a v n o a m ied g et myn , the nie e myn ing f mily,
o ss s o s a s b c a r r 1 31 6 a a t v r s s R di p ned the e l nd , y h te , in , d ted In e ne , t o his ro r H u a r of o ss a n d a t o H u his b the gh , E l R ; f iling him, gh , s co s on a n d a r him t o W a r s w h o h a d a rr e nd , fte , lte Le lie, m ied the
s a u r s r s v ra s a o P lailortlz elde t d ghte . The e we e e e lly de ign ted f , u a r 1 3 5 a a ro c u C a irnb ul ca ntil the ye 7 , when th t b ny, in l ding g , me
o o ss ss o o f Sir A xa r ra s r o f C o b his int the p e i n le nde F e wie , y
a rr a ou s a u r a n d co - r ss o f a r m i ge with the y nge t d ghte hei e the E l ,
f a C o u ss o f B s a s r o u o s s . rr a a n d the si te E phemi , nte R y thi m i ge
ir x a r a c u r va u a s a s o f Phil orth P s o S A le nde q i ed the l ble e t te , it lig ,
d o rs co s o f A r a n d a ff A r our a n u B . be d , the in the ntie be deen n The
ra s rs for tw o c u r s s t o a v a C a irnbu l r F e , ent ie , eemed h e m de g thei p rincip a l re siden ce ; b u t whether the mo st a n cient p a r t o f the
— a r o r—w a s c b o s ca stle the Squ e T w e ere ted y the C myn , the n o ss s or ra s rs ca o n ow r . o r R e , the F e , nn t be dete mi ed The the
or o s r u a ou a r 1 545 b Sir A a r ra s r p ti n we e b ilt b t the ye , y lex nde F e ,
a r o f a fa o s ra s o a n d su cc s so r the eleventh l i d th t mily, wh e g nd n e ,
6 19 o ca s a n d a s o f C a irnbul t o A r ra s in 1 , s ld the tle l nd g nd ew F er
o o o a r o f firs or o f u c a s . o o f St ne yw d , f the the t L d M h ll It w u ld a a r a w h o u s s o s o f s a s h a d su cc t o ppe th t he th di p ed the e t te , eeded
n a o f his ra a r c o o a c on them o the de th g ndf the , whi h t k pl e the
2th o f r 1 569 . o o a r r c 1 A p il, In the f ll wing ye he e e ted the
’ a t a r s H a r r s his a 1 623 ca stle Kinn i d e d, whe e he e ided till de th in .
a his Histor o the Troubles in S cotla nd in 1 644 Sp lding , in y f , men
o s C a s o f C a irnb ul c a n d o s a c s con ti n the tle g twi e , , in b th in t n e , in ne cti on its ro r or o r ra s r o f M u c a s a with then p p iet , the L d F e h ll ,
r ou s su or r o f So a u a n d o ve a st enu pp te the lemn Le g e C n nt . In the
a r 1 03 C a r s a s t o r ra s r s o ca s a n d s a ye 7 , h le , the l L d F e , ld the tle e t te t o C o o o Bu c a a nd 1 39 it ca b u rc a s o l nel J hn h n ; , in 7 , me , y p h e, int
th e o ss ss o o f A x a er A r E s . o s s on 1 5 p e i n le nd be dein , q , wh e , in 77 ,
s o o f to G or r a r of A r w h o t his di p sed it e ge, thi d E l be deen , a I N VE R A LL O CH Y CA ST L E .
a 1801 u a it to o Gor o E s . of de th, in , beq e thed J hn d n, q , l C a irnb u g .
N otwithstanding the ruined condition of the general
r r of building, a conside able pa t the Castle is capable of restoration to at least a habitable condition . The present proprietor might do worse, we think, than attempt to
r for utilize the square towe for this purpose , it seems a pity to see all our noble historical fabrics dropping into destruction and decay . Taking up our route again at
fi o fia gm Stati n, which accommodates t he fishing villages of I nverallochy
Ca irnbul u and g, along with the s rrounding country, we soon come into view of
N A OCHY CAS I VER LL TLE ,
R Ca irnbul ather a picturesque ruin . Like g, this Castle
one of was the strongholds of the Comyns. Whether it
r was built by the Ea ls of Buchan seems uncertain . Very little is known concerning it 3 but that a Comyn was its
. No m first possessor seems pretty clear date, fro which to
gather data, can be found about the place but the lintel stone a relic some time since sa criligiously taken
away, bore the following inscription
u rdun Co in dw a ll er r I J myn , he e,
a o a n d a s fo e A of G t this h use l nd r biggin th bbey Deer.
A H N T L AY R T E O ONM .
R our esuming route again at R athen Station, we pass through a bea utiful pa tch of country before reaching L O N M A Y CA N S S H ; I R E O U S E .
un g ma n,
In passing which , we also obtain some good views of
of Cra i ellie r A t the mansions g and Cai ness. li tle way from
the u r of N r s station are the ho se and fa m ether Co te , the
Mormond Kn i policies and mansions of House, and o w s e or
Bl a irmormond— r respectively occupied by Miss St achan,
r ff fine and Miss Lumsden She i s. There is a loch in the
policies of Miss Strachan . The water covers a space of ff f several acres, and is but ine ectually enced on the side
r c nearest the oad . In fa t, in its present state, the loch at this point is by no means unlikely to form a trap to the
Bla ir unacquainted or unwary traveller. mormond or
n si of K ow e lies to the eastward the station . Close to the properties we have mentioned lie the estate and house of
Cra i ellie of E s . g , the property and residence Wm . Shand, q The house is modern (having been erected about a quarter
f r o a century ago by the father of the present proprieto ) . Crimonmo a te From this station also, we can reach g House
of A r (the residence Sir lexander Banne man), a fine modern building. Conspicuous, however, among the objects of — interest hereabout—especially as seen from the sta tion is
U S c a rn n n s s H O E , A building which has some pretensions both to age r s a nd beauty. The mansion was built f om the design 1 7 9 9 . of Playfair, and was finished in The architecture is Grecian and it is said that above w ere expended
n r r in its erection . The mai st uctu e is of greenstone, quarried in R ora but the porch (with its Ionic columns) t is of Ca irnga ll granite . The building was erec ed by Buthla w a Charles Gordon, Esq . of (father of the f mous PA R K. 7
n w ho d m Ge eral so istinguished hi self in Greece), and,
ca n one of as a whole, be pointed to as the most chaste specimens of Grecian architecture in the whole
r r r of is a count y . The inte io the house perfect specimen — of art a curiosity in the shape of polished granite tables
of A of being worthy notice . fter the return General
r m Go don fro Greece, he lived at Cairness and among the many mementoes of the General which are extant may be “ -s of v seen a full ize portrait his Turkish ser ant . John ” t Turk, as the coun ry people called him, had stood by his master in many a hard-fought field ; and at Cairness he seemed to regard himself as entitled to enjoy the otium ” m di nita te cu . m g John , who was fully more po pous
lived - than his master, literally in the smoking room ; till
old his at last, when age began to tell upon him, heart
he se yearned after his native land, for which t out, but to d which he never was able reach having, it is sai , died
. r r by the way The present prop ieto (John Gordon, Esq. )
r d on m does not esi e the estate and the ansion house, l n with the po icies and garde s, are not kept in such ship shape trim as they might be .
A K P R .
A little to the right of the Lonma y Station lies the
of estate Park, the principal buildings on which are the
of Willox on a premises Messrs , who carry very large trade as carriers and wholesale merchants . Large as is
r Willox it the t ade of the Messrs at the present time, is a mere shadow to what it was some thirty or forty years
of n ago, when they had almost a monopoly the carryi g o s trade in Buchan . The centra l dep t for the purcha e or cnrn o n M OR M O D. n , N
u barter of goods, the only firm in B chan which at that time possessed regular and established communication “ ’ Willox 0 m with London, Park was a na e which stood
w to the people of those days in the place of rail ay, steamer, ! commission agent, retailer, and sometimes banker
M N D C R I O .
A little to the east of Lonma y Sta tion- a t the distance
or a r of a mile so, is the village and p rish of C imond rather a classic spot, and which holds within its boundaries “ R ” the scene of the famous ballad of Sir James the ose . Besides the remains of Druidical circles likely to interest n the antiquarian, the poet may pass an i teresting hour in the scene where
’ Lo i c 0 Bu c a a n d o a r g h n L gie the L i d,
o o a w a a w h a a r T k J mie delved in the y d .
a The author of this song, George Halkett, t ught a school near Logie Crimond .
LONMAY T S O TRICHEN . R esuming our journey, we are conveyed in a short Sp a ce to the small siding called
a s mma .
s which is only a pa senger station, and has a neat little
- mo stone built o e for the agent. The inhabitants of N ew
u r w Leeds, Park, and the s rrounding country, join the ail ay
now here . We have a run of some two and a half miles through a rather uninteresting country (black with the
Mormond shadow of ) . In a twinkling, however, the country redeems its chara cter a s w e dra w up at
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Stra i ns ,
s a nd which is, without exception, the mo t attractive picturesque spot on the whole line . Lying in a snug little r r of M ormond on valley , with the towe ing c est the one
t of U o n side, wi h the limpid waters gie the other, and
— u embowered among trees Strichen is, without do bt, one
of the prettiest little villages in Buchan .
T HE VILLAGE .
of e a s The village of Strichen is no very ancient dat , might be guessed from the regular manner in which its
r streets are laid out . It was fi st known as M ormond
illa e 1 764 r of V g , and was commenced in , by di ection Lord
of t Strichen, then one of the Judges the Cour of Session . The Parish Church (a plain -looking building) was erected
1 99 one in 1 620 n be in 7 , to replace built , which was fou d to t oo d All s small for the requirements of the istrict . the seat a re for w a s rented and paid yearly . Strichen erected into a 1 62 e is parish in 7 . The shape of the villag triangular and one of the most prominent obj ects it contains (as seen
- 1816 by our photograph) is the Town house, built in , by — direction of Mrs Fraser of Strichen her son (the present Lord Lo vat) having just then succeeded to the estates in
- the counties of Inverness and R oss . A t the north east end “ of u r the b ilding is a squa e embattled tower, s urmounted by an octagonal lanthorn, also embattled, and a very elegant
S m - Th pire, with an e battled belt about half height . e
the a re o d fia t- corners of Tower surm unted by roun , headed ” r - tur ets . The Town house is also furnished w ith a very
a nd be good clock ll . ’ M O R M O D N ; no n e rnn s L O DG E .
MOR M OND AND I TS . , W HITE HORSE
t u 800 This, the highes hill in B chan , is some feet abov e
sea u the level . Conspic ous as the hill itself is, yet more so White H orse r is the , a figure which cove s half an a - of H orse cre of the south western brow the hill . The is
r of of fo med white pebbles, to admit which the turf the “ bill e of rt of has been cut . The precis date the bi h the cannot accurately be ascertained : M ar m a ny
v r — r t he has ser ed as a landma k while, befo e days
he r oast lighthouses, was of conside able value to m fa r out ariners, as on a clear day Q can easily be seen at s a His i n e . usefulness this capacity is aptly described m a couplet well known among coasting sailors
“ ’ M rm on d s a a s Keep o H ill h nd pike high ,
’ n ra r s o u n ot ra A d R a tt y B igg y ll d w nigh . Various are the traditions extant as to the origin of the
One— one— mountain steed . and the most likely is con ta ined in the idea of a landmark other three (each of t w hem very unlikely) have connection ith a certain laird,
out w who was in the wars, and hose horse was slain and thus commemorated by the tenantry on his return or who dro ve a carriage and pair over the hill and thus commemorated his feat or who obtained shelter at an Inn on r this site, which he thus p actically addressed
O the Inn ! the fa mo u s I nn !
’ H o rs 0 ra s o The W hite e Inn B n B g .
’ R O B G I BB S L O D G E .
O n the western brow of Mormond the passing traveller
n is gets a glimpse of a ruined hunti g lodge . The object nearly as conspicuous 0 11 a clear da y as the White Horse
H S T R I C E N H O U S E . 8
a nd u e himself ; , nlike the latter, the lodge is said to hid
of r f somewhat a myste y in the shape o ghostly tenants . O n one of the stones of the building may be seen the inscription
’ co This hu nter s lo dge R ob Gibb mma nds .
’ Whether it be R ob s ghost which gets the credit of present t habitation, we know not but here is a rather well
r of r a authenticated sto y extant a cleve fellow of keeper, who so traded upon the evil reputation of the place a s to
i h induce the laird to ra se his salary once or twice . But t e appeals for increase became so frequent that the laird
to r r r resolved ent ap the unwa y Spi it, which came to grief for
’ the nonce by the discovery that the keeper s wife produced the erf so unds identified with the visits of the ghost by
“ a cord connected with a piece of wood in an empty barrel !
S C H N H O U S T R I E E ,
of r (The subject our photog aph), though not seen from in the line, is one of the finest mansions the neighbourhood .
a . i n 182 1 It is chaste modern ed fice, havi g been built in ,
r A — f om designs by Mr J ohn Smith, architect, berdeen the
off n grounds being laid by Gilpi , the celebrated English
r r r landscape gardene . The style of a chitectu e is Grecian the front (looking southward) being adorned by a beautiful
r portico and fluted Doric pillars . The g anite for the house
rr on was qua ied the estate. Both gardens have been — ’ considerably remodelled of late a very grea t a ir of neat ness being imparted to them by the plain a nd ornamental iron fencing so extensively used in them as at other portions of the estate . The estate of Strichen w a s one of the ancient posses Q 2 ST I CH R E N H O U S E .
i s a A s on of the Fr ser family in berdeenshire. It was sold of d by the present representative the name to George Bair , —a — Esq . scion of the house of Ga rtsherrie a house a s well known a nd as widely famed in modern times as the w ld o . r Frasers ere in the days of Mr Bai d, since the estate e cam into his hands, has very greatly improved it. The principal approach to the mansion and policies is from the side nearest the village—entrance being obtained
a of r by handsome gate, flanked by pillars g anite, quarried a t Pitsligo ; and at the gate, a beautiful little lodge has
c A been ere ted by the present proprietor. little way from — the gate w e come upon the pretty artificial lake the fea tures of which have almost b een entirely remodelled s e c m inc the property a e into the hands of Mr Baird . There are a great many fine trees in the policies of
w a s Strichen . So long ago as the time of Dr Johnson, this a noticeable feature in the estate . The great literary w ha le , as represented by Boswell, declared that he had travelled two hundred miles through Scotland without seeing a tree older than himself ; but, when he came to
he sa w Strichen, trees at full growth, worthy of his ” of 1 860 notice. The hurricanes of last year, and , played sa d havoc among the trees ; and one in particul ar which
o n the Doctor admired very much (which, in fact, was kn w “ ’ a s Dr Johnson s tree also succumbed to the blast. Amongst the furnishings of Strichen House are some — fine paintings not the least noticeable of these being the portraits cf the father and mother of Mr Baird . The
a n w worthy old m , ith his fine open face, with that quiet determination (marked in every line of his kindly counte nance) which ha s raised his ra ce to a position of European
BR U C K L A Y A C S T L E .
f of Ba ckhill N ew arm , across the Deer Turnpike, through the of Ca rnichel N ew la ndshill r farms and , ac oss the march
’ burn separating Mr Baird s territories from the estate of
Bruckla A y, on to the farm of ucheoch ; and then to
t rfi s t ic S a h S at s ,
s - for of Bruckl a The topping place the House y, as also for the of N ew An thriving village Pitsligo. tiquarians and l h 1nconvenient overs of istory will also find, at no distance
f omt Fedd ra t e . rom this p , the ruined old Castle of e These three objects of interest we notice in order.
R B U CKLAY CASTLE ,
h d . r . Is t e resi ence of Wm Fo dyce, Esq This fine edifice is
r o f U built on the no th bank the gie, known at this point
Bruckla r of the a s the Burn of y. The o iginal portion
r Castle consisted of a round and high towe , inside which
no t w a s a stairca se and some few apartments . It is known by whom this tower was origina lly b uilt but there have been at least four additions made to the first building ; and the result is now a fine baronia l residence in
N ot the old Scottish Castellated style . the least note worthy among the many noticeable features in this fine edifice is a little cottage perched at the top of one of the — w ings quite a complete little place in itself, and seem f in ingly independent o the Castle all but its foundation . It is said that in the entail deeds of the estate there is a stipulation that each succeeding proprietor shall make a t certain addition to the building. The most importan of these additions have been made by the Fordyce family the present proprietor (since he ca me into possession about N E W P I T S L I GO . a year a go) having added a fine new wing on the left side of r r the out the Castle . The g ounds a ound house are laid with the very finest taste, and if opened to the tourist or
r s m stranger du ing the ummer months, would for a great attraction to the district .
M M N S ON THE S I PROVE E T E TATE .
Many hundreds of acres of waste land have been im
on l proved this estate (says a writer in the loca press), and thousands in this parish within the last fifteen or twenty
r r m a r yea s . There are yet portions to eclai , but they e “ r r r l g owing smalle by deg ees and beautifu ly less . What the district was about the close of the seventeenth century
t r r m o may be ga he ed f o the simple fact, that one of s me forty to fifty farms which now adorn one o f the ancient estates in this neighbourhood pays nearly twice as much
1 69 e rent at present as the whole estate yielded in 0. Tak
Feddera te for r the , example, just over the way the e, now
of r r property Sir Hen y B ydges, and divided into some fifty
the r farms and crofts . In yea just mentioned, th e total £ 1 03 rent, payable in money and kind, amounted to about sterling of our present money ; and now the farm of Mains
Feddera te £ 185 of alone, pays ! In the period extending
r m 1 690 1860 Feddera te f o to , the rental of the lands rose
£ 103 £ 1 101 - in m from to odds which, round nu bers, is simply a rise from hundreds to thousands !
T E OF N P S GO H VILLA GE E W IT LI ,
A v m ( thri ing little place) , is distant about four miles fro
r kla B uc y Station . The population is about eighteen — hundred chiefly of the industrial class . The village os stretches over upwards of a mile ofground, and is comp ed CA S T L E O F F E DDE R A TE .
of tw o r . parallel st eets , with branches The place, was
Sir e founded about seventy years ago, by William Forb s, grandfather of the present worthy baronet who now bears the l fami y name and owns the estate . The Pitsligo folks
r o -a — get the name of being ather g head sort of people .
s r r a n They possess an Establi hed Chu ch, a F ee Church ,
a U riio n a . Episcopali n Chapel, a Gas Company, a Choral ,
& c a n d m to Cricket Club, . , clai rank their village as a Burgh f o Barony . A visit to the village will well repay the trouble of the
s - e ight s er. E A F TH C STLE OF E DDER ATE , A hoary old ruin of pretty much the same features as
nscra i w r R a ve g, stands about a mile to the west ard of B uck
ou . lay Castle, the opposite brink of the burn The Castle now belongs to Sir Henry Brydges ; and though there is
‘ of no clear tradition as to the name its founder, it is
r u supposed to have belonged to Fe g s, Earl of Buchan, who d 1 200 flourishe about the year . It is also supposed that at a subsequent date to its erection it was the seat of the l Lindsays. We append a l the information to be obtained a bout the ruin “ I N ew 1 23 n a Description of the Parish of Deer, 7 ,
” ’ u U r M a c a r la ne s w ith a dra ght of gie, by Mr Fe gusson , in f
c M Collecti ons follcw in o ra hi a l . Ge g p S . , we find the g “ account of this once famous s tronghold : The house of
old reckond Feddera te was of a great strength and, about
s of Cromdil the R evolution, ome days after the battle , ’ a irt severa l gentlemen of the king s p y came there , and caused the country people to carry in a great deal of pro visisons for them but after the regular forces ha d lyen some
A D O S O F F E D T R I T I N DE R A TE . — o s f o f s o u a a nd fi o f ti n eighteen eet the th w ll, fteen the we st,
r o . co r rs a re n o t a u a r b o being enti ely g ne The ne ng l , u t r u nded
o ff. a s a re o f r a c ss o ccu a The w ll g e t thi kne , pying h lf the a r e a o f
s . P a r o f a s a c a r s ou a the ite t m ll h mbe , in the th w ll , wher e it i s
ro o i s s s . A ou u c h a s o s b ken d wn , till een lth gh m h been dem li hed , a r a or o o f s u r a s m a g e t p ti n thi b ilding em in . It y be s een fro m
rs o f o s a C a s h a d ca rr the tie wind w , th t the tle been ied u p t o the
f ix o r or s r a s height o s s even st ey . The b e che in the wa lls sh o w c a r a h a s s u s a a s a n d x s le ly th t it t ined eige , been e p o ed t o the
o f a v a r r a cti n o he y tille y. “ A ou fa r ro a c ur s u ru a n d ou a n lth gh f m being pi t e q e in , with t y
' rema rka ble a rchite ctu ra l fe a tu re beyond a pla in string c ou rs e
r o u u F e ddera t e is n o t a o r ca r ied r nd the b ilding , lt gethe devo id o f
‘ r s a s ca rr a c t o a r o a n d a s a o inte e t, ying the mind b k pe i d t te f s o c co s ru c o o f a r s c fo r r a iety when , in the n t ti n e iden e the g e t, s trength w a s deemed o f mor e imp orta nce tha n eleg a n ce o f de sign a n d a n imp a s sa ble m o ra ss o f g re a ter co nsidera tio n tha n a smo o th
” la wn a n d e a sy a ppro a ch .
NS OF FE DDE R ATE TRADITIO .
There is a tradition connected with the Castle of
’ Feddera te similar to that of Sha kespere s Dunsinane . I t is possible the good people of N ew Deer may have appro
ria ted p a legend as belonging to themselves, which the Ba rd of A von poetically assigns to the region of Perth
“ Fe a r n o t till Birna m wo o d
t o s a Do come Du n in ne .
s c a v o u c s o s a a r If thi whi h he he d e ppe ,
fl c n or a rr Ther e i s n or ying hen e t ying here .
r r Feddera te The no the n tradition is, that should never be taken till the wood of Fyvie came to the siege and that m O the soldiers of Willia of range, on dislodging the a dherents of the Stuarts from Fyvie Castle, and knowing
f Feddera te that they had taken re uge for , cut down the T R A DI T I O N S O F F E DDE R A TE
r in wood at Fyvie, and car ied it with them , to aid them
of ! the siege the place . A nother tradition (of which there are several versions ” — extant) has reference to the Cra w ee Stane Cra w ee ” r r being a corruption for C awford . The most co rect “ ” r ve sion is that one of the Lindsays, known as Mauns, was looking over the Castle wall and observed an ill-looking “ ” crooked carle coming up the howe . The said crooked
” r Cra w ee carle is repo ted to have stopped at the Stane,
u (which was then used as a landmark), and taking p the
i r e g gantic mass like a pebble, hu led it forward two or thre
r hundred yards . The sto y goes on to relate that this feat,
r b r having been obse ved y Mauns, he immediately esolved to try his strength alongside of his strange-looking
” n “ he visitor. Challengi g the crooked carle, asked him if he thought no other body but himself could left the Stane -which brought out the retort that he at
o least could not d it . Mauns now proceeded to his trial
” of strength, resolved, if successful, to punish the carle ”
. w for his insolence The Stane, ho ever, was obdurate and in one determined attempt to lift it, the laird is said “ r of to have b oke the strings his eyes, and burst ” himself. Immediately upon the occurrence of this catas “ ” tro he p , it is recorded that the crooked carle t rans — formed himself into his true shape that of Beelzebub and whisked off the laird among a shower o f sparks and sulphurous flame .
ra w ee e ma The C Stane has been pres rved, and y now of on m Feddera te be seen in one the dykes the far of ,
of r now in the occupation Mr Fo bes .
’ P ra tt s Bu cha n . E N W DE E R .
B R U CKLAY TO NE W MAU D.
Time and tide and railway trains wait for no man and here w e are reminded that we must resume our
- journey. Passing Moss side, and obtaining a side view of
Bruckl a s the policies of y as we rattle along, we ee in succes s Sheva do Hone nook of Old ion the farms of , y , Mill Maud, and the Bank. We again emerge from the train where
n —New — we formerly broke our jour ey Maud which, be sides many other advantages, possesses the additional qualification of being the station where passengers come off to visit TH AGE OF N E D E VILL W EER . This thriving and prosperous little place stands some
e m New thing like thre miles fro the Maud Station . It w a s founded by the then laird of Pitfour abo ut eighty
s ill m years ago . For many year the v age re ained about — sta tionary ; but during the last decade a nd especially — smce the opening of the rail w ay it seems to have started into new life . The population no w numbers bet w een eight hundred and a thousand .
N ew Deer, which has a long straggling appear a nce, presented a decidedly rural appearance some twenty years ago ; but the family of Fordyce (to whom the
no land of the village w belongs) , have encouraged the/ building of houses more substantial than the old
a c the clod and thatch erections ; and, as onsequence of
ff the t t facilities a orded, place is assuming wha migh ” A a lmost be denominated a civic aspect . large number of merchants and tradesmen have now settled in the vil l e om c m the age, which has b c e the ommercial emporiu of surrounding country. Agencies of the loca l ba nks ha ve
E L L O N .
Catching a view of the farms of Hilton of T urnerball — Ha hillock Go w kstone (with its wierd like windmill), y , and ,
we may get a peep, to the east, of the house of Turner
. r r hall Eme ging f om the deep cutting, to the left, we m Y onderton pass the far of ; to the right, the farm of A uchterellon ; and in a twinkling we stop at the next station
From the line we have a capital view of the village
a nd r a nd the count y between it the sea, the most pro
r minent featu e in which is Ellon Castle . Ellon is a .
w r beautiful little place, ith all those ru al charms of wood and water so pleasant to the eye and grateful to the
- onfined senses of town c mortals .
one . Ellon at time was a place of no small importance . R m Before the efor ation, the Church lands belonged to the
of Cistercian order monks, who were largely supported
of here, as elsewhere, by the Earls Buchan. The town was also the head - quarters of the Thanedom of Buchan “ ” and pot and ga llows law was dispensed twice a year
’ from the Moot Hill, known in later times as the Earl s — Hill a spot situated about ninety yards below the turn
pike bridge over the Ythan (on the left bank) . u A s a resort for s mmer visitors , the advantages Ellon
etfers are unrivalled . Every convenience may be had
r a lmost that is attainable in a la ge town . The air is ff salubrious, and the river a ords capital fishing. Ellon is the station from which passengers generally
r will go off to visit Slains Castle, Collieston , the Bulle s n w of Buchan, and other ote orthy places in the parishes of C O L L I E S T ON .
Cruden and Slains . A s some of these spots cannot fail n to prove of interest to stra gers, we subjoin brief notices
r of the most notewo thy . C O L L I E S T O N
Is a pretty little fishing village, lying seaward about
a . m seven miles from Ellon Station. It occupies ost — picturesque site built as it is on the ledges of what seems
half a precipice ha lf a mountain . Some of the houses
stand at an altitude of many feet above their nei ghbours . The sea washes the rocks at the foot of the hill upon w the hich the village is built and one wonders, as he sees fisher children rollicking and tumbling about in careless
how r of glee, he does not hea their now and again being n t o picked up amo g the rocks, many housand feet bel w
r - thei play places .
of of the In one the small bays Collieston, St . ” r one of r t A r Cathe ine, the la ges ships of the Spanish mada, 1 5 88 was wrecked in . This tradition was doubted for some time ; but in 1 855 the minister of the parish (the
R ev R . James ust) succeeded in raising one of the
cannon which had belonged to this famous ship . The
un g , which the writer has often seen, is in capital preserva
’ r R tion as it now stands on a ca riage in Mr ust s garden . — 7 9 n Its dimensions are these length, feet i ches diameter
f B un ha d o . bore, i th inches The g been loaded and shotted “ the . e th at the time St Catherin was wrecked, as e ball a nd wadding (both in good order) were taken out of the ffi piece . The fishermen a rm that there a re more guns in a ’ St . C therine s Bay . Collieston was a perfect nest of smugglers during the
m n n memory of a y old people still residi g there. The F OR V I E .
a smuggling was gener lly successfully carried on , for the many caves with which the neighbouring coast abounds
a re n gave extraordinary facilities for the work . There ma y well-authenticated stories of daring fights and hairbreadth
da escapes extant in the district to this y.
T D A SH F FOR VI E HE BU RIE P RI O . — Close to the village of Collieston a little to the south
— th For i the w e come upon e sands of v e, site of the buried
parish . These benty sand hills a re all that remain to mark the site of what was a thriving scene of industry less than two
a o hundred years g . There are various traditions afloat regarding the manner in which the sad catastrophe hap
of pened whereby the parish was buried . The real cause the e i disapp arance, however, was a violent storm wh ch r one aged for nine days from particular direction . The
sand blew upon the parish, covering the farms and settling
a nd u l deeper deeper, ntil the inhabitants were compe led to n escape to save bei g buried .
It was found impossible to reclaim the lands, so they — w ere left to their fate a state of affairs which accords “ ” n Forvie wonderfully with the legend e titled the Fate of ,
w be hich goes on to relate that the then laird, having
uea thed his to q lands his three daughters, these were
r h b u t ut lessly despoiled of them y their ncle, agains whom they a re sa id to have uttered the following malediction
Y f evyr m a ydenis in a lysone
D d c u o r a y li ht p n d ye l nde , Let no cht be funde on F urvyes gl ebys ” o h s l d a B u t t a n s . t y , bente , nde The legend goes on to relate that the spoiler lived to see
T H E BU L R S O F B L E U C H A N .
or a t the nort - e rn r a r p tion h w st co e , and the pi zza fo merly ” ru n o u d r s u e n ing r n the inne q ar .
The new Cas tle is a mo st elega nt a nd orna te buildi ng
a nd a s do e er e e a s e rd o n i v sitting it s , p ch d lik abi a D nna le
of o c it se ms v r e a o a a c i v r k, e the e y id f c lm nd se ur ty o er
l the w e to r s o f o a o ti n a ooking ild st s m ce n . In n ci g Sl ins “ ” as in his c t r the a mo s Dr so C tle S o tish Tou , f u John n sa ys
We ca me in the a e rn o o n to S a ns Ca s l u u o th , ft , l i t e , b ilt p n e ma r of the sea so a t a s o f o n e o f o w rs s s gin , th the w ll the t e eem o nl a co inu a o o f a r d c u a r r o c o o o f w c s y nt ti n pe pen i l k . the f t hi h i bea b t v o a ro u o u s s s im ra ten y he wa e s . T w lk nd the h e eem p ct ica bl e F ro t he w do w s e e a d r s o v r th e s e a a . m in . the v w n e e th t s e a ra es co a ro N o r w a a nd e w ds h a w p t S tl nd f m y . wh n the in e t ith v ol ce u s o a ll rr ifi c ra d u r o f m s u ou s i en , m t enj y the te g n e the te pe t o cea o u not fo r m a u s n is fo r a s o r bu t n . I w ld , y m eme t , w h t m : a s s o rms h r sh d for o r n o t so m i e s a I t , w ethe wi e , will et m h ppen , ma sa w ou v iol a t o o f u m a n y t a I s ou y y, ith t i n h it , h t h ld willingly ” l ook out upon them fro m Sla ins Ca stle .
E F BU CHAN THE BULL RS O .
These great natu ral curi o sities a re sit ua ted a b ou t a mile
o c k o f o rms fr m Sla ins C a stle. The finest ro the whole f a na u c w a of r o us e t a d o W h t ral ar h y , t emend h igh , le ing int at ” is kno w n a s The Po t the entrance bei ng o nly a fe w fe et i n b ea dt n a ca m da it is u s a e to v is t the r h O l y, q ite f i ‘ Bullers by sea ; a nd bo a t s ma y a lmo st a lw a vs be had f r o rt - e s h a e in the rom the fishe men at N h hav n , a fi ing vill g immedia te vi ci nity .
a v now a s ma su s a da o n H ing , we y pre me , pent y the
s o a e must a o ur w a ba « to coa t with ur re d r, we ag in find y k
the on roa d a nd esume our e a t E l , the x t ir , ‘ r journ y l on ne sta tion to w hich is E S S LE M O N T T O N E W M A C H A R .
fisslemunt,
Between which a nd Ell o n there is li ttle pa rti cul a r to
te o e o no , n r i nde d t ill W 3 c m e t o U dny. The next stati o n t o E ssle mont is
s ie- iehe fi g Zfi ,
From which w e see no thi ng b ut a hou se o r t w o pla nted
' e v amo ng acr s o f mo ss . Lea ing thi s d ull a nd b a rren pros
a w e o u rne o n a mi e o r t w o a nd ust b o re rea i pe t , j V l ; j ef ch ng
U dnv to the l e t w e o b a n a v e w o f ld a st e o f , f , t i i the O C l
U dnv a t a d s t a ce o f a b o u three e s his o ld a n . i n t mil . T d v e nera b l n pile d a t e s b a ck to t he thi rt e ent h cent u ry a nd is
ret t v o o re s er v a t n T e a r n i t in p g d p io . h f m i the vi c ni y is
' - O CCU ie I b M r A . rui s a n f mo t the t br . p y C ck h k , a us ca le eeder
( thon g.
W e a re. a rd y vet o u t a mo m w its o h l ng the oss , ith l ng s a ed fie cc ule nt flo w e rs so re t u r n s u er a v t lk , p ty d i g mm . Le i ng the U dnv i n a s ho rt ti me w e en t er i nto the
e e e o it ' l t w e S o d p st a nd m st d fi u t cut ti ng o n he hole lin . me se pul chra l urns w er fo u nd d u ri ng the pro g ress o f the w o rks
c e o e - nl o r s r e h h ere . A ra ck d n the o y ne p e e v d by t e — n a vvies was secure d for M r Tho m so n of Ba nchory .
fi rmma tba t
F rom the stati o n here we ha v e a good view of the v l —a u ie t a nd r t it le l a ce w ha v in it i lage q p e ty l t p g l tle,
h w e ve r i t s c o m osit o rt cu a r o rt h o f t . o , in p i n pa i l ly w y no e
Bi - o re e co e i n o N e w ma cha r a nd fo r a m o r t w o f w m t , ile
t a v it v i n u v 1ew the Donside nt af er we le e , we ha e f ll cou ry,
w Benn chi a n ith a e d the Deeside hills . P A R K H I L L T O A BE R DE E N .
rhl l afia gil .
B t e N e w ma cha r a nd t h s s a ti n w e ss ro u e w en i t o , pa th gh
u mber o f fine a r ms a nd a c a li p s no w a nd a a in a n f , c t h g m e g
s ss fo r a bo ut a mile of Pa rkhill ho u e . C ro ing the Don W e so o n a rri ve at
Blasts
A b o c r is n thin a rt cul a r to be s a ex c ut whi h the e o g p i id , ept
a t i t is a r s i vi a a nd t he unctio n s a i n a t w i c h th i ng ll ge j t t o . h o ur Buc ha n line of ra il s co mme nces to run a lo ng side th a t of the Great N o rth t o A be rd ee n. The n ext st a tio n is
ut t ers fl ,
i A riv n i e v ll e mo s ha b e b t e r r th i g l ttl ag , tl y in it d y h wo ke s
’ a t ir s a r i s V ew of ic ma be b e in P ie p pe m ll , a i wh h y o tain d
o w on o ur t the h llo lef .
mechani c .
s in its de ca de ce tho u er a s t Wood ide is n , gh p h p be te r o ff
a o & c t a a s l o e a r to o u n . w a a e a in r g d p p l ti , , h n it h f d z n y e rs
i o ho a a r u mb r o f its o u i ti a o . on a re g L ke B x rn , l ge n e p p l
o ct w h e n o n the m s the c nne ed it , and d pe dent , ill in vicinity.
itt hrematrr fi g .
Three o r fou r minu te s fro m Woodside bri ng s us t o this
c is l r i a ion a o t w r t a cu r t o o . stat , b u hi h the e li t e p t l n te To
t o b a a oo d vie w o f o s o us a nd O ld the lef , we t in g P wi H e
rd o e e o r a nd a t e ra e n the A be een , the C ll g T we C h d l b i g
o ent e s A f r tw o u es riv n m o st pr min obj ct . te min t d i g
u he c r o f ra t a r a thro gh t ent e the G nite Ci y, we r ive t the
rm n s — he o f o ur ro ute A berd een te i u t end .