Old Deer
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Old Deer Scottish Gaelic Dèir |
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| Coordinates | 57 ° 31 ′ N , 2 ° 2 ′ W | ||
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| Post town | PETERHEAD | ||
| ZIP code section | AB42 | ||
| prefix | 01771 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Aberdeenshire | ||
| British Parliament | Banff and Buchan | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Aberdeenshire East | ||
Old Deer ( Gaelic : Dèir ) is a village in the Scottish council area of Aberdeenshire . It is located about 10 miles west of Peterhead and southwest of Fraserburgh on the north bank of the Ugie .
Columban of Iona founded a monastery in the 6th century on the site of the later Old Deer. It was there that the Book of Deer was written between the 9th and 12th centuries , the oldest written record of the Gaelic language in Scotland. In 1219 the Cistercian monastery Deer was built a few hundred meters away , of which ruins can still be seen today. Between 1845 and 1915 that produced distillery Glenaden in Old Deer whiskey .
The stone circle of Aikey Brae is on the edge of Bridgend Wood, between Maud and Old Deer.
Individual evidence
- ^ List of Gaelic expressions
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Entry at undiscoveredscotland.co.uk
- ↑ entry in lostdistillery.com
Web links
Commons : Old Deer - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
