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Park, an elegant Grecian mansion of 1822, with beautiful grounds, in Drumoak parish, Aberdeenshire, close to the Dee's left bank, and 1 mile SW of Park station on the Deeside section of the Great North of Scotland railway, this being 11 miles WSW of Aberdeen. The estate, which was anciently part of a royal chase, was given by David II. to Walter Moigne, but so early as 1348 was by John Moigne disposed of to Alexander Irvine of Drum. It was sold by the Irvine family in 1737 to Mr Duff of Culter; in 1807 to Thomas Burnett for £9000; in 1821 to William Moir; and in 1839 for £28,000 to Mr Kinloch, whose son, Alexander John Kinloch, Esq. (b. 1843; suc. 1883), holds 1681 acres in Aberdeen and 4532 in Kincardine shire, valued at £1119 and £2995 per annum.—Ord. Sur., sh. 66, 1871.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "an elegant Grecian mansion of 1822, with beautiful grounds" (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites") |
| Administrative units: | Drumoak ScoP Aberdeenshire ScoCnty |
| Place: | Park |
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