![House of Monymusk](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/House_of_Monymusk.jpg)
Monymusk ( gd, Monadh Musga) is a
planned village
A planned community, planned city, planned town, or planned settlement is any community that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically constructed on previously undeveloped land. This contrasts with settlements that evolve ...
in the
Marr
Marr (Scottish Gaelic: ''Màrr'') is one of six committee areas in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It has a population of 34,038 (2001 Census). Someone from Marr is called a ''Màrnach'' in Scottish Gaelic.
Etymology
The genesis of the name ''Marr ...
area of
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 differe ...
, Scotland.
History
Malcolm Canmore first established
Celtic foundation on the site in 1078 The Culdees of Munimusc are recorded as inhabiting the site in 1170.
Monymusk Priory
Monymusk Priory was a house of Augustinian canons based at Monymusk in Mar, Aberdeenshire. It began as a Culdee foundation but later became Augustinian.
History
The first missionaries to arrive in Monymusk were Culdees, possibly from Whithorn. ...
, an Augustinian priory, was built by Gilchrist, Earl of Mar, around 1200. The estate passed from the Forbes family to the Grant family in 1712, and Sir Archibald Grant established a planned village for estate workers.
Monymusk Parish Church
Monymusk Parish Church (also known as the Church of the Blessed Mary) is located in Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is of Church of Scotland denomination. Now Category A listed, a structure on the site has existed since at least the late 1 ...
today occupies the location.
The village was largely rebuilt again in 1840.
[Monymusk]
Gazetteer for Scotland
The ''Gazetteer for Scotland'' is a gazetteer covering the geography, history and people of Scotland. It was conceived in 1995 by Bruce Gittings of the University of Edinburgh and David Munro of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, and cont ...
.[Monymusk History]
Gazetteer for Scotland
The ''Gazetteer for Scotland'' is a gazetteer covering the geography, history and people of Scotland. It was conceived in 1995 by Bruce Gittings of the University of Edinburgh and David Munro of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, and cont ...
.
In modern times, Monymusk serves as a site for
fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment, but may also be caught from stocked bodies of water such as ponds, canals, park wetlands and reservoirs. Fishing techniques inclu ...
on the nearby
River Don.
The village was served by
Monymusk railway station
Monymusk railway station was a station on the Alford Valley Railway in Monymusk
Monymusk ( gd, Monadh Musga) is a planned village in the Marr area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
History
Malcolm Canmore first established Celtic foundation o ...
on the
Alford Valley Railway from 1859 to 1950. The station was sited approximately half a mile south of the village.
People
The eminent
geologist
A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid, liquid, and gaseous matter that constitutes Earth and other terrestrial planets, as well as the processes that shape them. Geologists usually study geology, earth science, or geophysics, althou ...
and
palaeontologist
Paleontology (), also spelled palaeontology or palæontology, is the scientific study of life that existed prior to, and sometimes including, the start of the Holocene epoch (roughly 11,700 years before present). It includes the study of fossi ...
Dame Maria Matilda Ogilvie Gordon was born in the village in 1864. The painters
Archibald
Archibald is a masculine given name, composed of the Germanic elements '' erchan'' (with an original meaning of "genuine" or "precious") and ''bald'' meaning "bold".
Medieval forms include Old High German and Anglo-Saxon .
Erkanbald, bishop of ...
and
Alexander Robertson were also natives of the village. Child actor and historian
Jon Whiteley
Jon James Lamont Whiteley (19 February 1945 – 16 May 2020) was a Scottish child film actor and in adult life a distinguished art historian.
Life and career
The Monymusk-born Whiteley appeared in five films during his brief acting career, ...
was born here in 1945.
Legacy
A 1776
strathspey Strathspey may refer to one of the following:
* Strathspey, Scotland, an area in the Highlands of Scotland
* Strathspey Camanachd
Strathspey Camanachd is a shinty club based in Grantown-on-Spey, Strathspey, Scotland, currently competing in the ...
was named after the estate, and a 1786
contra dance
Contra dance (also contradance, contra-dance and other variant spellings) is a form of folk dancing made up of long lines of couples.
It has mixed origins from English country dance, Scottish country dance, and French dance styles in the 17th c ...
was named after the strathspey.
The dance is still widely danced today.
Gallery
Image:MonymuskChurch1.jpg, Monymusk Parish Church
Monymusk Parish Church (also known as the Church of the Blessed Mary) is located in Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is of Church of Scotland denomination. Now Category A listed, a structure on the site has existed since at least the late 1 ...
Image:MonymuskVillageSquare1.jpg, Monymusk Village Square
Image:MonymuskPostOffice.JPG, Monymusk Post Office
Image:MonymuskVillageSquare2.JPG, Houses in Monymusk Village Square
Image:MonymuskChurch2.JPG, Monymusk Parish Church
Image:MonymuskBennachie1.jpg, Bennachie from near Monymusk
Image:MonymuskBennachie2.JPG, Bennachie from the grounds of the House of Monymusk
See also
*
House of Monymusk
The House of Monymusk is located on the outskirts of the Scottish village of Monymusk, in the Marr region of Aberdeenshire. The house is located near the River Don, which is known for its spectacular trout-fishing. The village, which history da ...
*
Monymusk Reliquary
The Monymusk Reliquary is an eighth century Scottish house-shape reliquaryMoss (2014), p. 286 made of wood and metal characterised by an Insular fusion of Gaelic and Pictish design and Anglo-Saxon metalworking, probably by Ionan monks. It is ...
References
External links
Monymusk community websiteMonymusk Hall
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Planned developments
Villages in Aberdeenshire
1170 establishments in Scotland
World War II prisoner of war camps in Scotland