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Beinn A Bhuird  Aberdeenshire

 

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

Benabourd (Gael. beinn-a-bhuird, ` flat or table mountain '), one of the Cairngorms, in Crathie and Braemar parish, SW Aberdeenshire, to the N of the upper glen of Quoich Water, and 7 miles NW of Castleton of Braemar. A broad-backed granite ridge, abounding in beautiful rock crystals, it has two summits 1¾ mile apart, the southern being 3860, and the northern (upon the Banffshire boundary) 3924, feet above the level of the sea. ...


The latter, from a perfectly flat top, commands a magnificent view; and was ascended by the Queen and the Prince Consort, 6 Sept. 1850. See pp. 87,88, of the Queen's Journal (ed. 1877).

Beinn A Bhuird through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/27032

Date accessed: 29th March 2024


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