Chapel of Garioch
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| Chapel of Garioch | |
| Aberdeenshire | |
|---|---|
 Chapel of Garioch Parish Church | |
| Location | |
| Location: | 57°18’23"N, 2°28’20"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Inverurie |
| Postcode: | AB51 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Aberdeenshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Gordon]] |
Chapel of Garioch is a hamlet and parish in Aberdeenshire, located four miles west of Inverurie. The Balquhain stone circle is nearby.
The church, St Mary's Chapel, shares a parish with Blairdaff.[1] It was formerly under the patronage of the local Elphinstone lairds.[2]
History
The hamlet was originally called Durock (Logie Durno in Gaelic) but was renamed when the Chapel was built in the 17th century. The Battle of Harlaw was fought here in 1411.
Pittodrie House is a Category B listed building, and former seat of the Erskine family: it consists of a mediæval tower house (c. 1490), with later Jacobean (1675) and neo-Jacobean (1841) additions.[3]
References
- ↑ "The Parish of Blairdaff and Chapel of Garioch". https://blairdaffandchapelofgariochchurch.org.uk/.
- ↑ "G'Aasker Isle - Glasford Pages 458-478 A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland.". S Lewis, 1846. https://www.british-history.ac.uk/topographical-dict/scotland/pp458-478#h3-0017.
- ↑ "Pittodrie House". https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/200333826-pittodrie-house-chapel-of-garioch-chapel-of-garioch.
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