Place:


Glassaugh  Banffshire

 

In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Glassaugh like this:

Glassaugh, a mansion in Fordyce parish, Banffshire, 2½ miles WSW of Portsoy. Much enlarged in the first half of the present century, it is the property of Robert W. Duff, Esq-, M.P., of Fetteresso, who succeeded his father, Arthur Duff Abercromby, Esq., in 1859, and holds 2671 acres in Banffshire, valued at £2347 per annum.-Ord. Su r., sh. 96, 1876.

Additional information about this locality is available for Fordyce

Glassaugh through time

Glassaugh is now part of Aberdeenshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Aberdeenshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Glassaugh itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Glassaugh, in Aberdeenshire and Banffshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26895

Date accessed: 28th March 2024


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