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Fraserburgh Academy

Fraserburgh Academy is a secondary school in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. It is one of seventeen schools run by Aberdeenshire Council. The current school building was opened in 1962 by Princess Margaret. History Fraserburgh Academy was originally established in 1870, at a site on Mid Street, after local clothier James Park saw a gap in the town's education. The building cost £2500 at the time, and the first headmaster was William McGill. By 1903, Robert Lees was rector of the academy. It was during this time that the school building was no longer fit for purpose, due to the rising school roll. A new school building was built on Finlayson Street at a cost of £7500 and would provide accommodation for 400 pupils and was opened on 8 June 1909 by Dr Dunn H.M Chief inspector of Schools. 300-400 children followed a pipe band from the Mid Street Academy to the new school. By the 1950s the Academy was now full and a replacement was needed. Another building, the current Academy, was built on Dennyduff Road, to accommodate 1500 pupils and was officially opened on 20 September 1962 by Princess Margaret accompanied by Lord Snowdon. From 2019 to November 2021, a £2 million project was undertaken that saw facilities upgraded and the construction of a new drama studio. The project has allowed the entire school to be contained within a single building. In July 2025, headteacher Irene Sharp retired, and former drama teacher, Edward Walton became the head teacher Notable former pupils James Cowie (1886–1956), painter and teacher Sir Peter Scott Noble (1899–1987), academic George Bruce (1909–2002), poet Bill Gibb (1943–1988), fashion designer Sir Lewis Duthie Ritchie (1953–), CITP, general practitioner and professor Felicity Buchan (1970–), MP for Kensington (2019–2024) Holly Bruce (1993-), MSP for Glasgow Southside (2026-) References External links Official website
Glen Spey

Glen Spey-destilleriet er et single malt-skotsk whisky-destilleri i Rothes, Moray, i centrum af whiskyområdet Speyside, som er et af Skotlands vigtigste whiskyproducerende områder. Historie Glen Spey-destilleriet blev opført i 1878 af James Stuart & Co. under navnet “Mill of Rothes”. Det begyndte faktisk som en havremølle – grundlæggeren James Stuart var kornhandler, før han bevægede sig ind i whiskybranchen. Destillationsudstyret blev blot tilføjet den eksisterende mølle i årene før Glen Spey-destilleriet blev solgt til selskabet Gilbey i London i 1887. I 1962 fusionerede W&A Gilbey med United Wine Traders og dannede International Distillers and Vintners. I 1970 blev produktionskapaciteten udvidet fra to til fire kedler. I 1998 blev International Distillers & Vintners fusioneret med United Distillers og dannede United Distillers & Vintners, som blev spiritusdivisionen i Diageo. Produktion Glen Spey (sammen med Glenlossie og Strathmill) anvender fortsat såkaldte “purifiers”. Purifiers fungerer som små kondensatorer, der sender en del af alkoholdampene tilbage i kedlen for at blive destilleret igen. Dette øger mængden af “reflux” i pot stills og resulterer i en lettere spiritus. Gennem sin historie har destilleriet kun udgivet et begrænset antal officielle aftapninger. Næsten hele produktionen anvendes i J&B's blended whiskyer. Referencer Eksterne henvisninger
Glen Spey distillery

Glen Spey distillery is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Rothes, Moray at the centre of the Speyside whisky producing area of Scotland. History Glen Spey distillery was built in 1878 by James Stuart & Co. under the name 'Mill of Rothes'. It actually started its life as an oatmeal mill - founder James Stuart was a corn merchant before he ventured into the whisky world. The distillation equipment was simply added to the existing mill in the years before the Glen Spey distillery was sold to the Gilbey company of London in 1887. In 1962, W&A Gilbey merged with United Wine Traders to form International Distillers and Vintners. It expanded production capacity from two to four stills in 1970. In 1998, International Distillers & Vintners was merged with United Distillers to create United Distillers & Vintners, forming the spirits division of Diageo. Production Glen Spey (along with Glenlossie and Strathmill) continues to use 'purifiers'. Purifiers act as small condensers, returning a proportion of the alcohol vapours back to the pot to be re-distilled. So, this would increase the amount of 'reflux' within the pot stills. This results in a lighter spirit. During its history, the distillery has released only a handful of official bottlings. Nearly its entire production is used in J&B blends. References External links "Glen Spey Distillery information". Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
Keith Grammar School

Keith Grammar School is a secondary school in, Moray, Scotland. History It was built in 1965 by the Educational Committee of Banffshire County Council. As of September 2013 the school roll was 450 pupils. Administration It is administered by the Moray Council Education and Social Care Department. Notable former pupils Brian Adam (1948–2013), politician and biochemist. James Naughtie, BBC presenter and journalist. Hamish Watt (1925–2014), politician and farmer. Maureen Watt (born 1951), SNP politician. References External links Official site
Loch of Mey

Loch of Mey is a loch near the north coast of Caithness, Scotland, and one of the most northern water features of mainland Britain. It lies just to the south of Skarfskerry, and southwest of Harrow. Described as a "shallow ephemeral loch fringed by fen", due to its importance in facilitating wintering populations of whooper swan and greylag goose from Greenland and Iceland, it has formed part of the Caithness Lochs Ramsar Site since February 1998. Ornithologists of the Scottish Ornithologists Club have established a footpath and memorial hide dedicated to James MacIntyre, which was renovated in August 2005. The Burn of Horsegrow flows into the loch on its southeastern side. References
Maryculter House

Maryculter House ist ein historisches Landhaus im Dorf Maryculter am Unterlauf des Dee in der schottischen Grafschaft Aberdeenshire. Geschichte Die Ländereien von Culter, die auf beiden Seiten des Dee liegen, umfassten ursprünglich die Gemeinden Maryculter und Peterculter. Diese fielen unter die Rechtsprechung der Mönche von Kelso. Aber um das Jahr 1187 verlehnte König Wilhelm der Löwe einen Teil dieser Ländereien am Südufer des Flusses an den Templerorden. Zwischen 1221 und 1236 gründete Walter Byset, Lord of Aboyne, die Präzeptorei oder das Kolleg des Templerordens an der Stelle des heutigen Maryculter House Hotel. Das Erdgeschoss des Hauses mit Tonnengewölbedecke soll Teil der Wohnung des Präzeptors gewesen sein. Die Templer bauten auch eine Kapelle. 1535 wurde diese Kapelle zur Pfarrkirche, wurde aber 1782 aufgegeben und ist heute ein Ruinenfragment. Als einziges architektonisches Detail ist eine Piscina in der Südmauer bis heute erhalten. Die Kapelle und der umgebende Friedhof gelten als Scheduled Monument. Die Maryculter Trinity Church ersetzte später diese Kapelle als Pfarrkirche. Die Templer wurden um 1309 unterdrückt, aber ihre Ländereien und die Pfarrkirche blieben bis 1563/1564 in den Händen des Johanniterordens. Von 1535 bis 1811 wurde Maryculter House erst an die Familie Menzies von Pitfodels (Aberdeen) vermietet und dann kaufen diese das Haus, wenn auch eine andere Quelle aussagt, dass das Haus bis 1726 der Familie Lindsay gehörte. 1811 kaufte General William Gordon aus Fyvie Maryculter House und seiner Familie gehörte das Anwesen bis zum Tode von Sir Cosmo Duff Gordon 1931, der zum Verkauf des Hauses im Jahre 1935 führte. Das Anwesen wurde aufgeteilt und den Home-Park kaufte der Pfadfinderverband der Stadt Aberdeen, um die Templars’ Park Scout Campsite anzulegen. 1936 wurde das Haus umgebaut. Das Gebäude ist heute ein Hotel, früher Deeside Hotel genannt, heute Maryculter House Hotel. Historic Environment Scotland hat Maryculter House als historisches Bauwerk der Kategorie B gelistet. Einzelnachweise Quellen Norman D. Nicol: Maryculter in the Eighteenth Century: Lairds, Kirk and People in a Lower Deeside Parish. 1999. Weblinks Website von Maryculter House Hotel A City, a River, a Kirkyard & a Castle. Where is my next adventure? Maryculter House Sweet Chestnut. Ancient Tree Hunt. Aberdeen Scout Association Maryculter Calling, 1934. Moving Image Archive. National Library of Scotland.
Maryculter House

Maryculter House is a historic house in the village of Maryculter, or Kirkton of Maryculter, in the Lower Deeside area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. History Lying along both banks of the River Dee, the Lands of Culter originally included the parishes of Peterculter and Maryculter. These were in the jurisdiction of the monks of Kelso. However, about the year 1187, William the Lion granted the portion of the Culter lands on the south bank of the river to the Knights Templar. Between 1221 and 1236 Walter Byset, Lord of Aboyne, founded the Preceptory or College of the Knights Templar on the site of Maryculter House Hotel. The barrel-vaulted basement of the house is said to have formed part of the Preceptor's Lodging. The Templars also built a chapel. This became the parish church in 1535, was abandoned in 1782 and is now a fragmentary ruin, the only architectural feature surviving being the piscina built into the south wall. The chapel and surrounding graveyard are a Scheduled monument. The chapel was replaced as the parish church by Maryculter Trinity Church. The Templars were suppressed around 1309 but their lands and the parish church remained in the hands of the Knights Hospitaller until 1563/64. From 1535 to 1811 Maryculter House was first rented and then owned by the Menzies family of Pitfodels, Aberdeen, though another source says it was owned by the Lindsay family until 1726. In 1811, Maryculter was bought by General William Gordon of Fyvie, and the Gordon family owned the estate until the death of Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon in 1931 led to the sale of the property in 1935. The estate was broken up and the home-park was bought by the City of Aberdeen Boy Scouts' Association to create Templars' Park Scout Campsite. Alterations to the house took place in 1936. The building is now a hotel, previously the Deeside Hotel and now Maryculter House Hotel. It is a Historic Environment Scotland Category B Listed building. References External links Maryculter House Hotel website Blog post about the house and graveyard Maryculter House Sweet Chestnut Details of film, Maryculter Calling, 1934 Video footage of St Mary's Chapel Bibliography Nicol, Norman D (1999) Maryculter in the Eighteenth Century: Lairds, Kirk and People in a Lower Deeside Parish
Mitchell Hospital

Das Mitchell Hospital, auch Mitchell’s Hospital, ist ein ehemaliges Armenhaus in der schottischen Stadt Aberdeen. 1967 wurde das Bauwerk in die schottischen Denkmallisten in der höchsten Denkmalkategorie A aufgenommen. Es ist außerdem Teil eines umfassenderen Denkmalensembles. Geschichte 1801 stiftete der aus Aberdeen stammende Geschäftsmann David Mitchell das nach ihm benannte Armenhaus. Es stand Witwen von Geschäftsleuten und Bürgern von Old Aberdeen offen, welche das 50. Lebensjahr vollendet hatten. Zur Besetzung eines freien Wohnplatzes war eine Bewerbung erforderlich. Mitchell stattete ein Kuratorium bestehend unter anderem aus dem Rektor und dem stellvertretenden Rektor des King’s College der University of Aberdeen sowie dem Provost der Stadt Aberdeen mit einem Vermögen von 5500 £ zur Versorgung der Einrichtung aus. Die hieraus hervorgegangene Stiftung, welche das Mitchell Hospital später verwaltete, wurde 2016 abgewickelt. Die zu dieser Zeit zu stemmenden Renovierungskosten in Höhe von rund 500.000 £ waren nicht aufzubringen. Letzte Bewohnerin war Iona Matheson-Ross. Nach mehreren Jahren des Leerstands, wurde die Anlage schließlich 2024 für 200.000 £ zum Verkauf ausgeschrieben. Beschreibung Das Mitchell Hospital steht nördlich des historischen Zentrums von Aberdeen nahe der St Machar’s Cathedral und dem Seaton Park am Don. Der Eingeschossige Gebäudekomplex weist einen H-förmigen Grundriss auf. Sein zentraler Körper ist mit einem Kreuzgiebel mit aufsitzendem Dachreiter mit offenem Geläut ausgeführt. Im Innenhof ist eine Sonnenuhr aufgestellt. Die zehn Wohnplätze bestanden aus separaten Wohneinheiten mit einer gemeinschaftlich genutzten Küche und Speiseraum. Mitchell Hospital wurde 1924 und 1965 renoviert. Einzelnachweise Weblinks Eintrag zu Aberdeen, Old Aberdeen, 9 The Chanonry, Mitchell Hospital auf trove.scot, der Datenbank von Historic Environment Scotland (englisch)
South Lanarkshire College

South Lanarkshire College is a further education institution in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its campus is located in East Kilbride, with new buildings completed in 2008 at a site between the town centre and the Kelvin industrial area. The college was founded in 1948 as a building school in Cambuslang and had several sites for its various departments over its history, including at Blantyre, Motherwell, Hamilton and Wishaw. Its last site in Cambuslang was at the former Gateside School which dated from the 1880s, but was demolished soon after the college relocated entirely to East Kilbride. In 2019, the college was chosen as the site for a monument to the workers at the nearby, recently closed Rolls-Royce engineering works who refused to fix military aircraft engines used by the Pinochet regime of Chile in the 1970s (detailed in the documentary movie Nae Pasaran); the monument itself is one of the engines sent to the factory which was never used again. References External links South Lanarkshire College
St Catherine's Argyle Church

St. Catherine's Argyle, or St. Cath's, is a Church of Scotland church located in the Grange, Edinburgh. The Scottish churchman and poet Horatius Bonar was its first minister. The present St Catherine's Argyle congregation was formed in 1968 from the union of two local churches - St Catherine's in the Grange (originating in 1861 as Chalmers Memorial Free Church) and the Argyle Place United Presbyterian Church (itself originally formed in April 1877). The present building is that which was built by Chalmers Memorial Church, which first opened its doors on 6 December 1866. Built of grey stone, with several pink granite pillars, a proposed steeple to the East of the building was never completed, though the interior of the building has been repeatedly modernised. Most notably so in the early late 1960s when the union of St Catherine's with Argyle Place was completed. Initially plans would have seen the current St Catherine's building remodelled as halls for the church, with the Argyle Place church functioning as the main centre of worship. A devastating fire at the Argyle Place Church building, however, saw the St Catherine's building established as the ongoing centre of worship, though the building still also remains a busy hub of community bookings to this day. In April 2008 the Rev. Victor Laidlaw retired after a 33 year long ministry to the congregation and parish. The present minister is the Rev. Stuart Irvin. References
St John’s Church (Dunoon)

Die St John’s Church, ehemals Dunoon Free Church, ist ein Kirchengebäude der presbyterianischen Church of Scotland in der schottischen Stadt Dunoon. Das Gebäude liegt in der Stadtmitte an der Kreuzung zwischen Hanover Street und Victoria Road. 1971 wurde die St John’s Church in die schottischen Denkmallisten zunächst in der Kategorie B aufgenommen. Im Jahre 2000 erfolgte dann die Hochstufung in die höchste Kategorie A. Die Kirche ist heute noch als solche in Verwendung. Geschichte Das Gebäude wurde am Standort einer älteren Kirche aus dem Jahre 1843 errichtet. Als Architekt wurde R. A. Bryden engagiert, welcher die Kirche 1877 fertigstellte. Wie auch der Vorgängerbau wurde sie zunächst als Dunoon Free Church bezeichnet und erst später in St John’s Church umbenannt. 1895 installierten Brook & Co eine Orgel mit zwei Manualen. Im Jahr 1921 wurde schließlich auf drei Manuale erweitert. Beschreibung Die St John’s Church wurde als Schichtenmauerwerk aus Bruchstein erbaut und weist die Merkmale der neogotischen Architektur auf. Der Glockenturm ist im Westen vorgelagert und steht versetzt zur Hauptgebäudeachse. Der quadratische Turm ist in drei Segmente untergliedert, von denen der obere mit Ecktürmchen versehen ist. Die Turmspitze ist oktogonal. Ebenerdig ist eine Eingangstür im Spitzbogenmotiv eingelassen. Die Giebelseite des Kirchenschiffs neben dem Turm ist mit verzierten Lanzettfenstern ausgestattet, die eine Fensterrose bekrönt. Das Schiff schließt mit einem schiefergedeckten Satteldach ab. Die östliche Giebelfläche wird von zwei kleineren quadratischen Türmen umrahmt. Einzelnachweise Weblinks Eintrag zu Dunoon, Argyll Street, St John’s Church auf trove.scot, der Datenbank von Historic Environment Scotland (englisch)
St John's Church, Dunoon

St John's Church, formerly Dunoon Free Church, is a Presbyterian church building in Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. A Category A listed structure, it is located in the town centre at the junction between Hanover Street and Victoria Road. The church is still in daily use. History The Very Reverend Mackintosh MacKay's 27 February 1840 Address to the Parishioners of Dunoon and Kilmun, given from the Manse in Dunoon, was published later that year. An 1842 addendum by MacKay was later included. The current building was erected in 1843 on the site of an older church. Architect Robert Alexander Bryden was hired and the present church building was completed in 1877. (Bryden is buried about half a mile to the north of the church, in Dunoon Cemetery.) Like the predecessor, it was initially called Dunoon Free Church and later renamed St John's Church. Description St John's Church was built using dry stone masonry and stands on a steeply sloping site which increases its apparent size and the height of the tower and spire. The architecture is in the Normandy Gothic architecture style with crisply carved details. The interior is laid out with a horse-shoe shaped gallery for the congregation and a raised and raked gallery for the choir behind the central pulpit. There are many stained-glass windows throughout the building. The organ was installed in 1895 by Brook & Co. as a two-manual pipe organ and was subsequently enlarged to three manuals in 1921. The church was refurbished in 2012 via a £200,000 grant from Historic Scotland and the Heritage Lottery Fund. Gallery References External links Map sources for St John's Church, Dunoon Cowal Kirk Website Scotland's Churches Trust website
Tarbet Isle

Tarbet Isle, connu également sous le nom d'Eilean na Tairbeirt, est une île du Loch Lomond, en Écosse. Elle se situe à environ 1 kilomètre au nord-est du hameau de Tarbet (en), en Argyll and Bute. Toponymie Le nom de l'île est composé de Tarbet, dérivé du gaélique écossais tairbeart « isthme », et de Isle « île ». Description L'île, inhabitée et recouverte d'arbres, mesure 80 mètres de longueur ; son point culminant est à 10 mètres. Une urne funéraire datant de l'Âge de fer a été découverte dans l'île. Notes et références Voir aussi Liste des îles d'Écosse Liste d'îles lacustres Portail de l’Écosse Portail des îles
Udny Parish Church

Udny Parish Church was formerly a church of a congregation of the Church of Scotland at Udny Green, Aberdeenshire in the north-east of Scotland, approximately 15 miles (24 km) north of Aberdeen. Sited on the north edge of the village green, it is within the ancient Udny Parish and the Formartine committee area. It is a Category B listed building. History Previously known as Christ's Kirk, it was designed by the Aberdeen city architect John Smith in 1821. In 1890 Alexander Marshall Mackenzie undertook internal restoration work and the roof was replaced. Harrison & Harrison made the pipe organ, which is positioned to the rear of the pulpit. It is of the manual action type. Stained glass panels were placed in the existing three mullioned windows on the north gable in 1927. As there is no burial ground attached to the church, burials took place at the nearby Old Churchyard instead. The closed church was sold by the Church of Scotland in 2023. Architecture Constructed from granite in 1821 to the plans of the Aberdeen city architect, John Smith, this was the first of his ecclesiastical designs to utilise a Tudor-Gothic style. The southern elevation has a four-stage tower featuring an arched entrance with a hood mould and a curved window above. The tower protrudes from the main rectangular body of the church, which forms symmetrical gables to either side and features elongated arched windows. A broad slated roof tops the main part of the structure and it has pinnacles on the four outside corners. Similar spires are in each corner of the tower above a crenellated parapet. A clock face is set at the top of the south-facing side of the tower. It bears a dated stone, 1895, but it is uncertain whether this date applies to the clock itself or if the final stage of the tower was added in that year. The inscribed bell was made by Thomas Mears II. The single-storey harled session house and vestry are sited on the opposite side at the rear elevation of the church. Four plain-glass windows are installed on the west and east elevations. Access is also available on the east side through a side door. The white-painted inside, with a ceiling of wooden arched beams, has upper seating around three sides, and a raised pulpit. See also Udny Mort House References Citations Bibliography External links Udny Green Kirk
Ushenish Lighthouse

The Ushenish Lighthouse is an active lighthouse in South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. History Ushenish Lighthouse was designed by engineers, David and Thomas Stevenson. Established in 1857, it incorporated a new 'condensing' apparatus developed by Thomas Stevenson as an improvement to the dioptric system. The lighthouse was automated in 1970, one of the first major automatic lights. The gas-operated Dalen beacon was monitored from Neist Point Lighthouse, on Skye. See also List of lighthouses in Scotland List of Northern Lighthouse Board lighthouses References External links Northern Lighthouse Board Closeup of the lighthouse
Phare d'Ushenish

Le phare d'Ushenish (en gaélique écossais : Rubha Robhanais) est un phare qui se trouve South Uist une île de l'archipel des Hébrides extérieures au nord des Highlands en Écosse. Ce phare est géré par le Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB) à Édimbourg,l'organisation de l'aide maritime des côtes de l'Écosse. Le phare Le phare a été conçu par les ingénieurs civils écossais David Stevenson et Thomas Stevenson. Mis en serice le 10 novembre en 1857, il a incorporé un nouvel appareil à condensation développé par Thomas Stevenson comme une amélioration au système dioptrique. C'est une tour cylindrique en maçonnerie blanche de 12 m de haut, avec galerie ocre et lanterne noire. La station comprenait aussi des bâtiments de gardiennage entourée d'un mur de pierre. Le phare est localisé sur le point le plus à l'est de l'île. Il n'est accessible qu'en bateau ou par une petite route non pavée. Le phare a été automatisé en 1970. La balise Dalen fonctionnant au gaz d'acétylène est gérée par le Phare de Neist Point, sur Skye. Notes et références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Ushenish Lighthouse » (voir la liste des auteurs). Voir aussi Lien connexe Liste des phares en Écosse Liens externes (en) Lighthouses of Western Isles (Hébrides extérieures) (en) Ushenish- site Northern Lighthouse Board (en) Ushenish Lighthouse - Site Canmore Portail des phares Portail de l’océan Atlantique Portail de l’Écosse