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Drumblade
Drumblade is a hamlet in north-western Aberdeenshire, Scotland, which lies 4¾ miles east of the town of Huntly. Schools Drumblade Primary School is a primary school with a nursery unit, and a total roll of 53 as of 2013. It is a feeder school for The Gordon Schools, Huntly. It made the national news in 2012 when its pet ducks disappeared, presumed stolen. History Drumblade Stone Circle, or Ston(e)yfield, is the remains of an ancient stone circle. It is about east of Huntly. Drumblade is the site of the Battle of Slioch in December 1307, involving Robert the Bruce. Notable residents *William Garden Blaikie minister, later Free Church moderator *George Ramsay Davidson George Ramsay Davidson (1801–1890) was a Scottish minister in the 19th century who was senior minister of the influential Lady Glenorchy's Church and Lady Glenorchy's Free Church. Life He was born in Brechin in 1801 the son of David D ... minister of Drumblade from 1828 to 1842 References Ham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gordon Schools, Huntly
The Gordon Schools is a six-year, non denominational comprehensive co-educational secondary school located in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It takes pupils from Gordon Primary School, Insch Primary School, and smaller primary schools located around that area of Aberdeenshire such as Drumblade, Glass, Gartly, Cairney, Clatt, Rhynie and Kennethmont. The School was founded in 1839 by the Duchess of Gordon as a memorial to her late husband. The original buildings were designed by Archibald Simpson. Notable former pupils * John Andrew Crichton FRSE (1899-1985), nutritionist and agriculturalist * Willie Donald (born 1953), cricketer and former president of Cricket Scotland * Iona Fyfe (born 1998), award-winning Scots singer and musician. *James Wall (1976–present), activist Notable staff * Ronald Center Ronald Center (2 April 1913 – 18 April 1973) was a Scottish composer. Biography Center was born in Aberdeen where he studied piano under Julian Rosetti and orga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
