Memsie,
Aberdeenshire, is a small community near
Fraserburgh
Fraserburgh (; sco, The Broch or ; gd, A' Bhruaich) is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland with a population recorded in the 2011 Census at 13,100. It lies at the far northeast corner of Aberdeenshire, about north of Aberdeen, and north of ...
, Scotland.
On Memsie Moor there is a very large stone
cairn,
Memsie Cairn, which has been opened, but nothing found inside.
Memsie Cairn
- Historic Environment Scotland
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There were two other cairns, but they have been removed.[''Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland'' (1901)]
- p. 1155 Apart from the cairn, Memsie is near Mormond Hill
Mormond Hill (Scottish Gaelic A' Mhormhonadh, meaning the great hill or moor; known as ''Mormounth'' in Old Scots) is a large hill in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, not far from Fraserburgh. Its peak is .[the Cold War
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. These days the former listening post is used for satellite communications
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. The nearest Kirk
Kirk is a Scottish and former Northern English word meaning "church". It is often used specifically of the Church of Scotland. Many place names and personal names are also derived from it.
Basic meaning and etymology
As a common noun, ''kirk' ...
to Memsie is in Rathen
Rathen is a village in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains, in Saxony, Germany, about southeast of Dresden. The village occupies both banks of the river Elbe and, as of 2020, has 339 inhabitants. Rathen is a popular tourist destination, the main sigh ...
.
The House of Memsie is located east of the A981 to the south of the community.
References
Villages in Aberdeenshire
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