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Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 6 - Parish of Auchindoir and Kearn, OS1/1/6

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Parish of Auchindoir & Kearn

DRUMINNOR HOUSE
There is a tradition in the district that "During the feudal times the Forbes
gave a banquet to eight of the Gordons who were assassinated at the table, and
buried in the vicinity of Druminnoir House. It is stated that the party
was so arranged at the table that each Forbes stabbed his man as he
sat.

"The oldest date of Druminnor}
which was the ancient Castle}
Forbes, once the chief seat of}
the Forbes family.) is 1577."}
(New Stat. Act. [Statistical Account] P.411)

See Ante
"Drum. - A knoll or ridge" [Jamieson]
Druman. - A ridge or Back, a [boortress] etc."
"Or - Gold etc." (Gaelic)
"Druman - or" i.e. literally Golden ridge."

Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 6 - Parish of Auchindoir and Kearn, OS1/1/6

This volume contains information on Aberdeenshire place names found in the parish of Auchindoir and Kearn.

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.

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