Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WESTHALL | Westhall | Lady Leith, Westhall Rev. [Reverend] Donald Fraser, Oyne John Horn Esq. Pitmedden Statistical Account of Scotland. |
044 | "On a beautiful eminence adorned with rows of trees gracefully disposed, stands the Castleated dome of Westhall." Donean Tourist P. 312. Westhall, the earliest date of which is uncertain; but is mentioned by Buchanan as a seat belonging to the Church diocese of Aberdeen, as early as the thirteenth Century; and it probably continued in the possession of the Church till after the Reformation. It came into the hands of the family of Horn after the Revolution, and was much improved and beautified by John Horn Esq. advocate in Edinburgh, (Grandfather of David Dalrymple, Lord Westhall.) who enlarged the house, and planted fine avenues, orchard, and garden, adorned, according to the taste of the age, with statues, yew and holly hedges, fruit and forest trees, and flowering shrubs intermingled. The walls of the oldest part are about five feet thick, and very strong and dry. New Statistical Account. "To conclude, there are innumerable documents to prove the Antiquity, high alliances, noble and lineal descent, martial achievements, and great actions, this House of Horn hath been always in, as far back as history can trace, whereby it justly claimed not only a place here, but also Among the Annals of the most illustrious families in Europe." "Donean Tourist" P. 318. |
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Parish of Oyne
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 70 - Parish of Oyne, OS1/1/70
This volume contains information on Aberdeenshire place names found in the parish of Oyne.
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.