A history of Kingswells and district : entry by Kingswells Rural Institute in Village History Book Competition
Fraser, W. E.1967
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Main title:
A history of Kingswells and district : entry by Kingswells Rural Institute in Village History Book Competition / written by W. E. Fraser and F. Gibson.
Author:
Fraser, W. E., authorGibson, F., authorBarrack, J. G., illustratorWallace, Mrs, photographerScottish Women's Rural Institutes. Aberdeenshire FederationKingswells Rural Institute
Imprint:
[Aberdeen] : [Northern Publishers], [1967?]
Collation:
ix, 46 pages : illustrations ; 33 cm.
Contents:
Geography - - Boundaries - - Industries - - Rivers and burns - - Hills - - Towns - - Roads - - The Lang Stracht - - The Borrowstone Road - - The Skene Road - - The Switchback - - Groat's Road - - The Inverurie Road - - Geology - - Botany and zoology - - Ownership of land through the centuries - - Kingswells Estate - - Kingswells House - - The Quakers' Graveyard - - The Broad Dyke - - Distinguished natives of Kingswells House - - The Alexander Jaffreys of Kingswells House - - References to Kingswells House in the literature - - Bogfairley Estate - - Fairley House - - Sir Harry and Lady Brooke of Fairley - - Cloghill House - - Derbeth - - Borrowstone - - Sheddocksley Estate - - Gillahill - - Newpark - - Whitemyres - - Maidencraig - - Churches and their history - - Newhills - - Kingswells Church - - Ministers of Kingswells - - Dr. Francis Edmond - - Kingswells Manse - - Church activities - - Schools and their history - - Kepplehills or Newhills - - The old Kingswells School - - The present Kingswells School - - Kingswells miscellany - - The Four Mile Inn and other hostelries - - Whiterashes - - The shop - - Our village - - Transport - - Possible future developments - - Social, domestic, and communal - - The public hall - - Music and dancing - - Folk poetry - - Superstitions - - Local traditions - - Local recipes - - The "Rural" - - Pools bonanza - - Books of reference - - Appendix I: main Kingswells dates - - General - - Alexander Joffray, the Convenanter - - Alexander Jaffrey, the diarist - - Andrew Jaffrey - - Alexander Jaffrey, who wrote the 'Recollections' - - Appendix II: Miss F. Gibson's list of Celtic derivatives and origins of place names - - Acknowledgments.
Language:
English
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BRN:
1007333
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