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Rattray Primary School
Rattray may refer to: ;People * Rattray (surname) ;Places in Scotland *Rattray, Aberdeenshire, near Crimond, Aberdeenshire *Rattray Head Rattray Head (), historically Rattray Point, is a headland in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, on the north-east coast Scotland. To north lies Strathbeg Bay and Rattray Bay is to its south. The dunes at Rattray Head beach can be up to high and stretch ..., headland in Buchan, Aberdeenshire : "Rattray Briggs", the historical name for the rocks at Rattray Head : "Rattray Bay", to the north of Rattray Head * Rattray, Perth and Kinross, a settlement in Blairgowrie and Rattray twin burgh {{disambiguation, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rattray (surname)
Rattray is a surname of Scottish origin. It was first used by the descendants of Alanus de Ratheriff and is derived from Rattray in Perth and Kinross. The Rattray Tartan was formally catalogued on 27 March 1969. Notable people with the Rattray surname include: *Cathy Rattray-Williams (born 1963), Jamaican track and field sprinter *Celine Rattray (born 1975), English film producer * Charlie Rattray (1911–1995), English footballer *Colin Rattray (1931–2009), Australian politician * David Grey Rattray (1958–2007), South African historian *David Rattray (1970-), Scottish sport shooter *James Rattray (1818–1854), British Army officer and war artist *Jamie Lee Rattray (born 1992), Canadian ice hockey player *Robert Sutherland Rattray (1881–1938), British anthropologist and Africanist * Sylvester Rattray, Scottish medical writer. *Tania Rattray (born 1958), Australian politician, daughter of Colin Rattray * Thomas Rattray (1684–1743), Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rattray, Aberdeenshire
Rattray (historic: Rettre; occasionally: Rattery; Scottish Gaelic: ''Raitear''), ''(found at )'' had been settled as far back as 4000 BC and was named a Royal Burgh in 1564 by Mary, Queen of Scots, "to put an end to the disputes about superiority over it between William Keith, 4th Earl Marischal and George Hay, 7th Earl of Erroll". The ancient burgh was located near to Crimond, but the village was largely destroyed and never recovered after a storm in the 18th century that covered it in shifting sands from the nearby dunes at Rattray Head. However, there is still a small modern settlement in the area. Features The nearby lagoon, ''Strathbeg Bay (also known as Strathbeg Water or Water of Rattray)'', had been an "open estuary which was navigable to trading ships" suiting itself to ''Starny Keppie'' harbour around which Rattray flourished. However, by 1654, the harbour was silting up badly and was finally cut off when shifting sands during a massive 1720 storm cut off the lagoon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rattray Head
Rattray Head (), historically Rattray Point, is a headland in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, on the north-east coast Scotland. To north lies Strathbeg Bay and Rattray Bay is to its south. The dunes at Rattray Head beach can be up to high and stretch from St Combs to Peterhead. Rattray Head lighthouse The Rattray Head lighthouse was built in 1895. It was built by the engineers and brothers and . In February 1982 it became unmanned and self-working. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
