Drumoak
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Drumoak Scottish Gaelic Druim M'Aodhaig |
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| Coordinates | 57 ° 5 ′ N , 2 ° 21 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 853 2011 census | ||
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| Post town | BANCHORY | ||
| ZIP code section | AB31 | ||
| prefix | 01330 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Aberdeenshire | ||
| British Parliament | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Aberdeenshire West | ||
Drumoak ( Gaelic : Druim M'Aodhaig ) is a village on the western border of the Scottish Council Area Aberdeenshire . It is located about 16 km west-southwest of downtown Aberdeen and nine kilometers east-northeast of Banchory on the north bank of the Dee . In 2011 Drumoak had 853 residents.
Drum Castle is about a mile northwest of Drumoak . This dates back to the 13th century and was given to William de Irwyn by Robert the Bruce in 1323 . In 1871 the building was modernized, which was the headquarters of the Irvine clan until 1975 . That year it became the property of the National Trust for Scotland .
The A93 runs through Drumoak and connects the village to the trunk road network. A few hundred meters south, a side road leads over a bridge over the Dee.
Buildings in Drumoak
The Dee at Drumoak
Drumoak Parish Church
