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Cluny Harbour
Buckie () is a burgh town (defined as such in 1888) on the Moray Firth coast of Scotland. Historically in Banffshire, Buckie was the largest town in the county until the administrative area was abolished in 1975. The town is the third largest in the Moray council area after Elgin and Forres and within the definitions of statistics published by the General Register Office for Scotland was ranked at number 75 in the list of population estimates for settlements in Scotland mid-year 2006. Buckie is virtually equidistant to Banff to the east and Elgin to the west, with both approximately distant whilst Keith lies to the south by road. Etymology The origin of the name of the town is not entirely clear. Although the folk etymology is that Buckie is named after a seashell (genus ''buccinum'') the shared marine background is most likely a coincidence. The name Buckie would not have originally identified a place immediately adjacent to the sea, so alternative etymological sources are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rathven
Rathven () is an ecclesiastical parish, village and former Civil parishes in Scotland, civil parish in the historic Banffshire, County of Banff, now in Moray, Scotland. The civil parish was last used as a census subdivision in 2001, with a population of 12,378, The former burgh of Buckie is the largest settlement in the parish, which also includes Findochty and Portknockie. Churches A medieval church dedicated to St Peter was built before the Reformation. The Rannas Aisle of 1612 is all that remains of the early church. This was built by the Hays of Rannas. In 1224, John Bisset, linked to the church, built a leper hospital. This was later converted into a Bedesman Hospital. At the time of the Reformation the church was under the control of St Mary's Collegiate Church in Cullen, Moray, Cullen.''Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae''; by Hew Scott The Roman Catholic St Peter's Church is in the town of Buckie. It is sometimes inaccurately referred to as a cathedral. St Gregory's Church, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
