Gordonstown (Cornhill)
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| Coordinates | 57 ° 36 ′ N , 2 ° 44 ′ W | ||
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| Post town | BANFF | ||
| ZIP code section | AB45 | ||
| prefix | 01466 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Aberdeenshire | ||
| British Parliament | Banff and Buchan | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Banffshire and Buchan Coast | ||
Gordonstown is a hamlet in the Scottish council area of Aberdeenshire . It is located in the traditional Scottish county of Banffshire about 14 km southwest of Banff and 16 km southeast of Buckie . The nearest town is Cornhill, 2.5 km away . 23 km south-east is a second village with the same name . Gordonstown has one Ordiquhill Primary School with fewer than 100 students. The building is Gordonstown and is connected to the trunk road network by the A95 . In the past, a railway line passed the town in the north, but it has since been dismantled. The nearest train station was two kilometers away in Glen Barry .
Surroundings
East of Gordonstown a cairn has been described in the past where witches were judged at that time. During an inspection in the 1960s, no remains of a cairn were discovered. Not far from the Cairns is a healing spring dedicated to St. Mary. The well, protected by a stone wall, has been preserved to this day. The former parish church of the Parish is a few hundred meters south of Gordonstown. The building, erected in 1805, goes back to an older structure at the same location, but no remains of it can be found today. The now-abandoned Ordiquhill Parish Church is listed as a Category B Monument and is in poor condition.
Individual evidence
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Entry on Barry Station in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on Gallows Cairn in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on St Mary's Well in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on Ordiquhill Parish Church in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on buildingsatrisk.org.uk
