Pitsligo

Pitsligo
Pitsligo
	Ruins of Pitsligo Castle
	Pitsligo Location within Scotland
OS grid reference	NJ942676
Lieutenancy area	Aberdeenshire;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
	List of places UK Scotland 57°41′59″N 2°04′51″W / 57.699805°N 2.08093°W

Pitsligo was a coastal parish in the historic county of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, containing the fishing villages of Rosehearty, Pitullie and Sandhaven,^[1] 3 miles (6 km) west of Fraserburgh and 12 miles (19 km) north of Mintlaw.^[2]

The name is derived from the Gaelic Pit-sliabh-bache, meaning "the hill in the hollow". The parish was established on 28 June 1633, from the existing parishes of Aberdour, Fraserburgh and Tyrie. Pitsligo Castle dates from the 15th century.^[3]

References

^ Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland, Frances Hindes Groome (1901), p. 1334
^ Parish of Pitsligo - Gazetteer for Scotland
^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Pitsligo Castle (SM6146)". Retrieved 8 March 2019.

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[ord1334-1] Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland, Frances Hindes Groome (1901), p. 1334

[2] Parish of Pitsligo - Gazetteer for Scotland

[3] Historic Environment Scotland. "Pitsligo Castle (SM6146)". Retrieved 8 March 2019.

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