Belhelvie ( gd, Baile Shealbhaigh) is a small village and

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.Belhelvie.

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. The parish has a population of 3,802, of which 1,653 are in the village. The history of the parish is available online.. Murdoch and A. Grosjean, Belhelvie, 2000> The churchyard contains a notable example of a

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used against the activities of bodysnatchers in the early 19th century.

Notable people

* David Lindsay, minister of Belhelvie and prominent Covenanter (d. 1667) * General Sir Peter Lumsden, born at Belhelvie Lodge, 1829 * General Sir Harry Lumsden * Reverend Alexander John Forsyth, Inventor of the

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. * George Stott (1835-1889), Christian missionary with the

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* Sir Frederick Stewart, FRS (1916-2001), studied local geology. * Steve Murdoch, Professor of Scottish history at the

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and co-author of ''Belhelvie: A Millennium of History'' (Belhelvie Community Council, 2001).

References

External links

Belhelvie - a Covenanting heartland?

Belhelvie community site

2018 archive

Villages in Aberdeenshire {{Aberdeenshire-geo-stub