Antiquities and the origin of place-names in the Macduff are...
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
1953
Track ID
9967
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1953.245.B12A; SA1953.245.B14
Original Tape ID
Summary
Antiquities and the origin of place-names in the Macduff area.
Charles 'Codlins' Simpson mentions contractors who demolished houses in Gamrie [Gardenstown], and who are suspected of having found something valuable. Discussion of the antiquity of the old church of Gamrie. The origin of the name [Bleedypots?]: the Norsemen were buried there after a battle. There is also Bloodymire, a farm near Macduff. The invaders were always repelled from the land of the Gordons.
Recording Location
County - Banffshire
Parish - Gamrie
Village/Place - Macduff
Item Location
County - Banffshire
Parish - Gamrie
Village/Place - Gardenstown
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good