Arbuthnott
Arbuthnott
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Village | |
Arbuthnott Parish Church | |
Location withinAberdeenshire | |
OS grid reference | NO8024975550 |
Council area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LAURENCEKIRK |
Postcode district | AB30 |
Dialling code | 01561 01569 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
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Arbuthnott(Scottish Gaelic:Obar Bhuadhnait,"mouth of the Buadhnat" )[1]is a hamlet and parish in theHowe of the Mearns,a low-lying agricultural district ofAberdeenshire,Scotland. It is located on the B967, east ofFordoun(on theA90) and north-west ofInverbervie(on theA92).[2]The nearest railway station isLaurencekirk.
The most salient feature of the hamlet is the 13th centuryParish ChurchofSt Ternan,[3]in which theMissal of Arbuthnottwas written. Today the church is part of the combined parish ofArbuthnott, Bervie and Kinneff.[4]
Lewis Grassic Gibbon,an author remembered for his novels about life in the Mearns, grew up at Bloomfield in the parish of Arbuthnott.[5]A small museum in the hamlet is dedicated to him, named the Lewis Grassic Gibbon Centre. This is built as an extension to the village hall, and contains an exhibition about the author and his work. The centre also contains a café, and post office facilities.
Arbuthnott House, the seat of theViscount of Arbuthnott,is near the hamlet.
Prehistory and archaeology
[edit]In 2004, CFA Archaeology conducted archaeological investigations next to the hamlet in advance of the construction of the Aberdeen to Lochside natural gas pipeline. There they discovered the remains of four MiddleBronze Ageroundhouses, oneIron Agepost-built roundhouse with asouterrainentered from the house, and two medieval/post-medieval corn-drying kilns. It is thought that more houses might exist but they were outside the area that would be impacted by the pipeline and so were not excavated.[6]
Arbuthnott House
[edit]The existing house incorporates sections of a 13th/14th century castle built by the Arbuthnott family, and was greatly expanded in the 15th century when a courtyard was created at its base. A range was built on the side of the courtyard in the 16th century. In the 1750s the entrance was adjusted and the overall composition remodelled to create a symmetrical arrangement. A fine plaster ceiling of 1685 is one of the more important internal features.[7]
Notable people
[edit]- John Arbuthnot(1667–1735), often known simply as Dr Arbuthnot, Scottish physician, satirist and polymath
- The Most Rev.George Gleig(1753-1840),Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church[8]
- The Very Rev.Samuel Trail(1806–1887), minister of the parish 1841–44 andModerator of the General Assemblyin 1874
Listed buildings
[edit]Within the community of Arbuthnott, there are a number of listed buildings and structures:
- Arbuthnott House - category A
- Arbuthnott House - Doocot - category C(s)
- Arbuthnott House - East Gate - category B
- Arbuthnott House - Garden House - category B
- Arbuthnott House -Ice House- category B
- Arbuthnott House Mains Farm - category B
- Arbuthnott House Sundial - category B
- Arbuthnott House, North Bridge over Arbuthnott Burn - category A
- Arbuthnott Parish Kirk- category A
- Former Arbuthnott Church Manse (Kilternan) - Category C[1]
More broadly, within the former parish boundaries, there are a futherer four buildings and structures which have listed status:
- Allardyce Castle - Category A
- Allardyce Castle - Gate Piers - Category A
- House of Kairs - Category B
- House of Kairs Main Farmhouse - Category B
Source:[9]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^abMac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003)."Ainmean-Àite"(PDF).The Scottish Parliament. p. 5.Retrieved26 October2022.
- ^Beach, Russell, ed. (1978).AA Touring Guide to Scotland.The Automobile Association.ISBN978-0-86145-093-0.
- ^"History of the Howe - Arbuthnott".Mearns Community Web.Retrieved28 April2007.
- ^"About".ABK Church.Retrieved26 October2022.
- ^"Mitchell, (James) Leslie [pseud. Lewis Grassic Gibbon]".Oxford Dictionary of National Biography(online ed.). Oxford University Press.doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/38328.(Subscription orUK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^Johnson, Melanie (2017)."Excavation of prehistoric roundhouses and post-medieval kilns at Drumyocher and Hospital Shields, Aberdeenshire".Scottish Archaeological Internet Reports.70.Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.doi:10.9750/issn.2056-7421.2017.70.
- ^The Castles of Scotland by Adam Swan ISBN 1-899874-00-3
- ^"Gleig, George".Oxford Dictionary of National Biography(online ed.). Oxford University Press.doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/10810.(Subscription orUK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^"Listed Buildings in Mearns Ward, Aberdeenshire".British Listed Buildings.Retrieved26 October2022.
External links
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