|
Fordyce, Banffshire
Fordyce is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland that is slightly inland from the point where the Burn of Fordyce meets the sea between Cullen and Portsoy. It has existed since at least the 13th century. In 1990, Charles McKean wrote that Fordyce was "a sheer delight to discover, concealed as it is from the passing eye by hills and rolling countryside". The Kirkton of Fordyce was erected into a Burgh of Barony in 1499 by Bishop William Elphinstone of Aberdeen. Fordyce Parish Church, a fair distance from the village centre, dates to 1804. Its predecessor, St Talorgan Parish Church, has a belfry dating to 1661. Fordyce Castle Fordyce Castle, a T-plan structure built in 1592 and extended in 1700, lies in the centre of the village. Fordyce Academy Until 1964, the village had a notable secondary school called Fordyce Academy, which although small achieved high standards. Old boys of the school included the physicist and meteorologist Alexander Geddes, the zoologist William Dawson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fordyce Castle - Geograph
Fordyce may refer to: People Given name * Fordyce L. Laflin (1824–1887), New York businessman and politician * Fordyce R. Melvin (1832–1915), Wisconsin businessman and politician Surname * Alexander Fordyce (died 1789), Scottish banker * Brook Fordyce (born 1970), U.S. professional baseball player * Bruce Fordyce (born 1955), South African long-distance runner * Daryl Fordyce (born 1987), British footballer * David Fordyce (1711–1751), Scottish philosopher * Douglas Fordyce (born 1990), Men's Pairs world championship gold medal winning acrobatic gymnast, member of Spelbound * George Fordyce (1736–1802), Scottish physician * James Fordyce (1720–1796), Scottish clergyman, compiler and primary author of ''Fordyce's Sermons'' * John Fordyce (priest) (died 1751), Church of England priest ordained in Pembrokeshire, Wales who transferred to South Carolina * John Fordyce (politician) (1735–1809), Member of Parliament for New Romney and for Berwick-Upon-Tweed * John For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire ( sco, Aiberdeenshire; gd, Siorrachd Obar Dheathain) is one of the 32 Subdivisions of Scotland#council areas of Scotland, council areas of Scotland. It takes its name from the County of Aberdeen which has substantially different boundaries. The Aberdeenshire Council area includes all of the area of the Counties of Scotland, historic counties of Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire (except the area making up the City of Aberdeen), as well as part of Banffshire. The county boundaries are officially used for a few purposes, namely land registration and Lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy. Aberdeenshire Council is headquartered at Woodhill House, in Aberdeen, making it the only Scottish council whose headquarters are located outside its jurisdiction. Aberdeen itself forms a different council area (Aberdeen City). Aberdeenshire borders onto Angus, Scotland, Angus and Perth and Kinross to the south, Highland (council area), Highland and Moray to the west and Aber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cullen, Moray
Cullen ( gd, Inbhir Cuilinn) is a village and former royal burgh in Moray, Scotland, on the North Sea coast east of Elgin. The village had a population of 1,327 in 2001.United Kingdom Census 2001Cullen census data Cullen is noticeably busier in summer than winter due to the number of holiday homes owned. The organs of the wife of are said to have been buried in its old (church) after her death in .Coven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portsoy
Portsoy ( gd, Port Saoidh) is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Historically, Portsoy was in Banffshire. The original name may come from ''Port Saoithe'', meaning "saithe harbour". Portsoy is located on the Moray Firth coast of northeast Scotland, northwest of Aberdeen and east of Inverness. It had a population of 1,752 at the time of the 2011 census. History Portsoy became a burgh of barony in 1550, under Sir Walter Ogilvie of Boyne Castle, and the charter was confirmed by parliament in 1581. From the 16th century until 1975, Portsoy was in the civil and religious parish of Fordyce. It lost its status as a burgh in 1975 and became a part of the District of Banff And Buchan. In 1996, administration was transferred to the Aberdeenshire council area. The "old harbour" dates to the 17th century and is the oldest on the Moray Firth. The "new harbour" was built in 1825 for the growing herring fishery, which at its peak reached 57 boats. The Old Town Hall in The Square was comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles McKean
Charles McKean FRSE FRSA FRHistS FRIBA (16 July 1946 – 29 September 2013) was a Scottish historian, author and scholar. Biography McKean was born in Glasgow, Scotland, on 16 July 1946. He was educated at Fettes College, the University of Poitiers (Tours), and the University of Bristol, from 1977 to 1983. He was chief executive of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS). McKean published a number of articles reconstructing the career of the 16th-century courtier and master of work James Hamilton of Finnart. McKean was chairman of the board of the UNESCO Edinburgh World Heritage Trust from 2006 to 2012. He was appointed head of the School of Architecture at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design in 1995, before taking up his position as Professor of Scottish Architectural History in the History department of the University of Dundee in 1997. McKean edited the journal '' London Architect'' from 1970 to 1975. He was the architecture critic of the ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Elphinstone
William Elphinstone (143125 October 1514) was a Scottish statesman, Bishop of Aberdeen and founder of the University of Aberdeen. Biography He was born in Glasgow. His father, also William Elphinstone, later became the first Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Glasgow. It has been suggested that his mother may have been Margaret Douglas, daughter of Sir William Douglas, the first laird of Drumlanrig.Macfarlane, Leslie J. (1995), ''William Elphinstone and the Kingdom of Scotland 1431 - 1514: The Struggle for Order'', Aberdeen University Press, pp. 16 & 17 William Elphinstone junior was educated at the High School of Glasgow and then the University of Glasgow, taking the degree of M.A. in 1452. After practising for a short time as a lawyer in the church courts, he was ordained a priest, becoming rector of St. Michael's Church, Trongate, Glasgow, in 1465. Four years later he went to continue his studies at the University of Paris, where he became reader in Canon la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Talorgan Parish Church
St Talogan Parish Church is a ruined church in Fordyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, of which only the chancel and western tower remain. Now a scheduled monument, having formerly been Category A listed,FORDYCE VILLAGE, OLD PARISH CHURCH OF ST TALORGAN AND WALLED BURIAL GROUND – a structure on the site has existed since at least the 13th century.Fordyce, old church and burial ground – |
Fordyce Academy
Fordyce Academy, known until the mid-19th century as Fordyce School, and also sometimes called Smith's Academy, was a famous grammar school in the village of Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland, founded about 1592, refounded in 1790, and closed in 1964. By the early 20th century the school was so highly regarded in Scotland that it was known as "the Eton of the North". History A school was founded about 1592 by Sir Thomas Menzies, laird of Durn, and the builder of Fordyce Castle, as a school for boys to prepare them for a life of learning, including possible entry to the University of Aberdeen. The site of the first schoolhouse in the village is unknown, but it was probably near the kirk, where Menzies provided for the boys to have seats in the Durn Aisle. He endowed his new school with an income to be paid to the schoolmaster from the lands of Little Goveny, a mill, and the mill lands of Baldavie and Petchaidlie. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Geddes (meteorologist)
Alexander Ebenezer McLean Geddes OBE FRSE (8 February 1885-26 December1970) was a Scottish meteorologist and physicist. He was generally known as Sandy Geddes and nicknamed Siccer Sandy (mean Sandy). Life He was born in Fordyce, Aberdeenshire on 8 February 1885 and educated at Fordyce Academy. He then attended the University of Aberdeen graduating with a MA in 1906. In 1908 he became an assistant lecturer at the university teaching natural philosophy (Physics). He received a doctorate (DSc) in 1913. In the First World War he joined the Royal Flying Corps as a meteorologist at the rank of Lieutenant. He was transferred to the Royal Engineers and served in France and Belgium. He rose to the rank of Captain and was three times mentioned in dispatches. He was awarded a military OBE after the war. In 1919 he returned to the University of Aberdeen as a lecturer. In 1930 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Archibald Goldie, Sir Ernest W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Dawson Henderson
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name shoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Robertson (antiquary)
William Robertson FRSE (1740–1803) was an 18th-century Scottish antiquary who served as Keeper of Records for Scotland. Life He was born in Fordyce in northern Scotland in 1740 the son of James Robertson and his wife, Isabella Taylor. He was educated at Fordyce Grammar School where he befriended George Chalmers. From 1755 to 1757 he studied law at Aberdeen University then was apprenticed to Mr Turner, an advocate in Aberdeen. In 1758 Turner released him to become personal clerk to Lord Monboddo and assisted him on the infamous "Douglas case". In 1766 Lord Monboddo recommended him as Chamberlain to James Ogilvy, 6th Earl of Findlater. In the autumn of 1773 he met Dr Samuel Johnson at Cullen House during his visit to the earl during his famous tour of Scotland (James Boswell appears to have been absent during this visit). Late in 1773 he became joint Deputy Keeper of Register House in Edinburgh, alongside his brother, Alexander Robertson (1745-1818) the existing Deputy Ke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Smith (Scottish Footballer)
Robert Smith (1 May 1848 – 3 June 1914) was a Scottish footballer who played for Scotland against England in the first official international matches in 1872 and 1873, as well as three appearances in the earlier unofficial matches. He was a member of the Queen's Park and South Norwood clubs, and was prominent in the early history of Queen's Park. Early life Smith was born in Aberdeen, the third son of Robert Smith and Barbara Abercrombie. His father was the gardener to the Earl of Fife, who was then based at Mar Lodge on Royal Deeside. His father was later the head gardener on the Duke's estate at Innes House, near Elgin. Robert Smith then attended Fordyce Academy, where he was educated until 1864. On leaving school, he moved to Glasgow to work for the publisher William Mackenzie, the publisher of the Glasgow Post Office Directory, before working as a cashier for shipping insurance brokers Hutchinson & Brown. Football career Smith was one of the founder members of the Que ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aug1990.jpg "Click for more on -> Cullen, Moray")
.jpg "Click for more on -> Portsoy")
.jpg "Click for more on -> William Robertson (antiquary)")