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Re: Local knowledge of Schoolhill, Macduff, sought.
« Reply #27 on: Wednesday 06 February 19 17:46 GMT (UK) »
I feel a holiday coming on, too.

Some photographs of Macduff https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=91171102

Note that the photographs labelled 'Macduff Parish Kirk' are of the Doune Kirk. Gamrie Parish Kirk isn't in Macduff, but several miles east https://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/NJ7962
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Re: Local knowledge of Schoolhill, Macduff, sought.
« Reply #28 on: Wednesday 06 February 19 17:50 GMT (UK) »
I was looking at Gamrie on StreetView.  Apart from a very interesting-looking, well-packed cemetery, there doesn't see to be a lot there, considering how many Lairds seem to have come from there.

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Re: Local knowledge of Schoolhill, Macduff, sought.
« Reply #29 on: Wednesday 06 February 19 18:07 GMT (UK) »
I was looking at Gamrie on StreetView.  Apart from a very interesting-looking, well-packed cemetery, there doesn't see to be a lot there, considering how many Lairds seem to have come from there
Don't confuse the parish of Gamrie with the town of Macduff, which is just one small part of the parish.

There's always something going on in Macduff Harbour, and the Marine Aquarium is well worth a visit. There were, and may still be next summer, boat trips along the coast. If you're into geology there are some very interesting features, and if you are keen on birds there are usually plenty in Banff Bay, to the west. That's between Macduff and Banff, which is full of historic buildings, including Duff House. East of Macduff are some of my favourite cliffs, though you need to be used to fairly rugged walking to make the best of them. Picturesque villages along the coast include Gardenstown, Crovie and Pennan (featured in the film 'Local Hero'). Troup Head has the only mainland Gannet colony in Scotland, and a chance of good seabird-watching including the occasional Puffin. The Den of Troup has some excellent walks, best at the end of May when the whins (gorse) are in flower.
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Re: Local knowledge of Schoolhill, Macduff, sought.
« Reply #30 on: Wednesday 06 February 19 18:12 GMT (UK) »
Ah, just before I saw your last post I realised I was looking at Gamrie Cemetery, not Gardenstown.  It looks like a good walk from town to church.

Macduff looks idyllic.  Thanks again.

Do you live locally?  Alice is a birder, and we went to Farne in Northumberland last summer and saw just one puffin, but we were a week or two late.

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Re: Local knowledge of Schoolhill, Macduff, sought.
« Reply #31 on: Wednesday 06 February 19 21:42 GMT (UK) »
Ah, just before I saw your last post I realised I was looking at Gamrie Cemetery, not Gardenstown.  It likes like a good walk from town to church.
It is seven or eight miles. Hence the building of the Doune kirk to serve the much larger population of the town.

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Do you live locally?
About an hour's drive away.
 
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Alice is a birder, and we went to Farne in Northumberland last summer and saw just one puffin, but we were a week or two late.
Best place for Puffins is the Isle of May - easily accessible by boat from Anstruther. 42,000 pairs according to the boat skipper last summer.
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Re: Local knowledge of Schoolhill, Macduff, sought.
« Reply #32 on: Wednesday 20 February 19 17:48 GMT (UK) »
Some new photographs of Macduff including School Lane
http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=91552403
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Re: Local knowledge of Schoolhill, Macduff, sought.
« Reply #33 on: Wednesday 20 February 19 17:57 GMT (UK) »
Thanks again, it looks  good for research and a holiday.

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Re: Local knowledge of Schoolhill, Macduff, sought.
« Reply #34 on: Friday 25 February 22 17:04 GMT (UK) »
We have the will of an ancestor, dated 1869. On it he gives his address as Schoolhill, Macduff.  Schoolhill is spelled as all one word. I have been unable to definitively locate this street or house on contemporary maps and would be grateful for any local knowledge. I have found School Lane, Macduff, and I have also found contemporary documents listing the houses in one postcode including 2A Schoolhill. 

https://checkmypostcode.uk/ab441tq#.XFht7Vz7SUk

This link takes you to a picture of it on Google Street View:

https://www.google.com/maps/@57.6704608,-2.4968583,3a,90y,244.13h,95.31t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1saGJAmxSL5joOC6a4W4LvmA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

It also Bears the name Aurtigh  (any translation?  Google suggests 'airtight'!), so I would be grateful if anyone can tell me if this house is "Schoolhill", or whether I am totally wrong. Thank you in advance.

Martin
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There is some info here :

https://www.checkpostcode.uk/ab441tq