Coalford

This article is about the place in Aberdeenshire. For the place in Shropshire, see Coalford, Shropshire. For similarly named places, see Coleford.
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Coalford is a village in Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is slightly north of the River Dee and about 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Peterculter.[1] The population is around 100.

Nearby prehistoric sites along the Deeside include Balbridie and Bucharn.[2] Also nearby is the Roman Camp of Normandykes, which was accessed from Raedykes via the Elsick Mounth trackway.[3]

Historical structures in the vicinity include Drum Castle, Crathes Castle, Muchalls Castle, Maryculter House and the Lairhillock Inn.

Nearby is a statue of Rob Roy MacGregor.

Along the River Dee is a church ruin commonly known as "Dalmaik Church" or the "Coalford Church". A plaque at the entrance that it served as the "Kirk of Drumoak" from 1062 to 1836. Graves there date back to the 18th century.

References

  1. ^ United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map Landranger 45, Stonehaven and Banchory, 1:50,000 scale, 2004
  2. ^ Archibald Watt, Highways and Byways around Kincardineshire, Stonehaven Heritage Society (1985)
  3. ^ C. Michael Hogan, Elsick Mounth, Megalithic Portal, ed A. Burnham
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