A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Parkhill, a mansion in New Machar parish, Aberdeenshire, on the left side of the Don, ¾ mile ESE of Parkhill station upon the Formartine and Buchan branch of the Great North of Scotland railway, this being 7½ miles NNW of Aberdeen. A handsome and commodious edifice, it has extensive, well-wooded grounds of great beauty, and commands a superb view up the valley of the Don. Its owner, Alexander Gordon-Cuming-Skene, Esq. of Pitlurg (b. 1857; suc. 1882), holds 8992 acres in the shire, valued at £6362 per annum.—Ord. Sur., sh. 77, 1873.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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