Maryculter() orKirktonof Maryculteris a village in theLower Deesidearea ofAberdeenshire,Scotland. TheRiver Deeseparates it from the town ofPeterculter,and theB979 roadruns through Maryculter.Maryculter HouseHotel lies slightly north of the village along the south bank of the River Dee and to the west of Templars Park. The Old Mill Inn, a former coaching inn dating back to the 18th century lay at the mouth of theCrynoch Burnfrom 1797 until its demolition in February 2021 after being damaged by an extensive fire.[1]At the edge of the village of Maryculter is a public forest land, known as theOldman Wood,through which flows theCrynoch Burn.Also the children's theme park, StoryBook Glen, which also consists of a shop and restaurant is located near the old church which is still in use today as aChurch of Scotland.Other notable vicinity buildings include the former Lairhillock Inn which closed in March 2020 andMuchalls Castle.Maryculter also has an animal sanctuary, Blaikiewell Animal Sanctuary.
Ancient history
editTraces of early peoples from the Stone Age to the Iron Age have been found in the area.[2]Prehistoric habitation in the Maryculter area is known through archaeological sites such asBalbridiesituated somewhat west of Maryculter.Roman legionsmarched fromRaedykestoNormandykes,marching slightly west of Maryculter, as they sought higher ground evading thebogsofRed Mossand other low-lying mosses associated with theBurn of Muchalls.That march used theElsick Mounth,one of the ancienttrackwayscrossing theGrampian Mountains,[3]lying west ofNetherley.
Notable residents
edit- Rev. Prof.George GlennieFRSEDD (1768-1845),minister,born and raised in the village
- George John Robert Gordon(1812–1912), diplomat, born at Auchlunies House in Maryculter
- Eleanor Vere Boyle(née Gordon; 1825–1916), artist, born at Auchlunies House in Maryculter
- Rev. William Selbie (1823-1895), minister of theFree Churchin Maryculter from 1853 to 1895[4]
Line notes
edit- ^Hall, Jamie (1 March 2021)."'We had no choice': Owner of Old Mill Inn defends demolition after public try to access site ".Evening Express.Retrieved14 October2021.
- ^"Scheduled Ancient Monuments".Road Sense. Archived fromthe original(xls)on 28 September 2007.Retrieved23 February2007.
- ^C. Michael Hogan,Elsick Mounth,Megalithic Portal, ed A. Burnham
- ^Ewing, WilliamAnnals of the Free Church
References
edit- John A. Henderson (1892)Annals of Lower Deeside: Being a Topographical, Proprietary, Ecclesiastical, and Antiquarian History of Durris, Drumoak, and Culter,D. Wyllie and Son, 271 pages
- C. Michael Hogan,Elsick Mounth,Megalithic Portal, ed A. Burnham
External links
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Bibliography
editNicol, Norman D (1999)Maryculter in the Eighteenth Century: Lairds, Kirk and People in a Lower Deeside Parish
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