Drumblade
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Drumblade is a hamlet and parish in north-western Aberdeenshire.[1] The ancient name of this parish, Drumblait, which is Gaelic, signifies "covered hills or braes." The church was built in 1773, and improved in 1829.
It is 4¾ miles east of the town of Huntly.[2]
Drumblade Stone Circle, or Ston(e)yfield, is the remains of an ancient stone circle. It is about four miles east of Huntly.[3]
Drumblade is the site of the Battle of Slioch in December 1307,[4] involving Robert the Bruce.
References
- ↑ http://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst3984.html
- ↑ http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/place_page.jsp?p_id=16695
- ↑ http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/8990/stonyfield.html
- ↑ http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital-volumes/ordnance-survey-name-books/place-names/Drumblade?class=parish&county=Aberdeenshire
Outside links
- Location map: 57°25’38"N, 2°41’9"W
