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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAINS OF GLENBUCKET | Mains of Glenbucket Mains of Glenbucket Mains of Glenbucket |
Valuation Roll William Smith Occupier Mr J.E. Douglas Buchaam |
060 | Comprising of a Commodious dwelling house with large office houses and garden detached Situated about a mile E.S.E. [East South East] of Ben Newe and at the Castle of Glenbucket. The property of the Earl of Fife. |
| GLENBUCKET CASTLE (In Ruins) | Glenbucket Castle (In ruins) Glenbucket Castle (In ruins) Glenbucket Castle (In ruins) |
Rev: [Reverend] John Brennan Kirkton Mr James Cameron Schoolmaster Glenbucket Mr J.E. Douglas Buchaam |
060 | Situated about three chains N [North] of the Mains of Glenbucket, as is said to be in ruins more or less for upwards of a Century The walls are mostly up and although of a softish Red Sand Stone are Still in a good preservation. The date of erection I could not ascertain for Certainty. The lower appartments as is usually the Case in Such buildings, are arched over in strong stonework. On the outside of a door lintel are inserted the following viz Hellen Carnege Done 1590 This however might have been a wing added to the former It is Said to have been belonging to the Gordons at this date, and that a mention is made in some record of a Hellen Douglas viz Widow Gordon and 5 Sons were living in the Castle in the year 1696 It is also Said that a Gordon the proprietor of it having taken a part in the Rebellion of 1745 and after Culloden field day he became an [outcast] and that he witnessed from a neighbouring hill the Royalists burning the Castle to the ground etc. etc. The property of the Earl of Fife. |
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Parish of Glenbucket
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 38 - Parish of Glenbucket, OS1/1/38
This volume contains information on Aberdeenshire place names found in the parish of Glenbucket.
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Aberdeen, which is in the north east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.