Oyne

Oyne
A picture of Oyne taken from Bennachie
Oyne is located in Aberdeenshire
Oyne
Oyne
Location within Aberdeenshire
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Post townINSCH
Postcode districtAB52
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57°19′16″N 2°32′44″W / 57.32111°N 2.54556°W / 57.32111; -2.54556

Oyne is a small village in rural Aberdeenshire at the bottom of Bennachie in Scotland.

Locality

The village has limited local resources. It once had a railway station which closed 6 May 1968, and now has a daily bus service to Inverurie 8 miles (13 km) away and to Huntly. The area is popular with commuters to Inverurie/Huntly/Aberdeen. The area has a number of large private houses such as Westhall House, which was a small hotel until the 1990s. The Horn family were lairds of Westhall.[1]

Oyne is set on a landscape of mountains right at its doorstep.

Oyne also has a café and shop called "Touched by Scotland". Selling souvenirs and snacks, all the goods made in the shop and café are either locally grown or home made.

Oyne School is in the centre of the village of Oyne, is non-denominational and the catchment area is the village of Oyne and the surrounding rural area. The school's current pupil roll numbers in the 50s. The main school building dates back to 1874 but has been substantially modernised and extended to provide the current 3 teacher accommodation. The school has an extensive playing field to the rear of the building.

Oyne is also the nearest settlement to the now-defunct Arecholink Pre-History Park, which was built in 1997 but closed due to dwindling visitor numbers in 2011. The empty visitor centre remains in place as of 2024.[2]

Harthill Castle

Harthill Castle

Of note is the ancient seat of the family of Leith of Harthill, Harthill Castle (sometimes called 'Torries'), which stands close to the parish church. It dates from at least the 15th century and was extensively restored in 1638 by John Leith, the "violent laird". The castle was set on fire in the late 17th century, possible by John's son, Patrick Leith, to prevent it from falling into the hands of Leith creditors. It stood as a ruin for the next 300 years.

Ann Tweedy Savage purchased the castle in 1975 and with Slessor Troup, one of the area's top master masons, restored it between 1975 and 1977. The restoration work won the Saltire Award in 1977.

Harthill Castle is a pink-washed Z-plan twin-tower building, seven storeys (77 ft or 23 m) high, made of solid granite, and set in woodland and farmland in Oyne at the foot of Bennachie. The ground floor is vaulted and has arrow slits and musket holes for windows. The next two storeys are partially vaulted. There are circular staircases in each tower, each rising counter-clockwise. The Great Hall has a 17-foot (5.2 m) fireplace that predates the building and was probably brought to the property by the Leiths from their previous home.


References

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  1. ^ Mark Dilworth, ‘Horn, Alexander (1762–1820)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004
  2. ^ Kellock, Thea (22 November 2024). "Abandoned £4m visitor centre on sale for £150,000". BBC News. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  • Bickley, Francis, The Leiths of Harthill, London, 1937.

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