Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Dudwick

Dudwick, an estate in Ellon parish, Aberdeenshire, 4 miles NNE of Ellon village. The semi-castellated mansion on it was the seat of General James King (1589-1652), the Swedish veteran, who, by Charles I., was created Lord Eythin or Ythan in 1642. Having long been a farmhouse, it was demolished within the last twenty years. Dudwick Hill (572 feet) is one of the highest points in Buchan.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "an estate"   (ADL Feature Type: "land parcels")
Administrative units: Ellon ScoP       Aberdeenshire ScoCnty

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