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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| GAMRIE | Gamrie Gamrie Gamrie Gamrie Gamrie Gamrie Gamrie Gamrie Gamrie Gamrie |
Philips Co. [County] Atlas Fullarton's Gazetteer Sheriff's List of Parishes Old Statistical Account New Statistical Account Johnston's Co. [County] Map Oliver and Boyd's Almanac Ainslie's Map of Scotland 1789 Black's Map of Scotland Robertson's Map of Banffshire |
005 ; 006 ; 011 ; 012 | The parish of Gamrie is in the Presbytery of Turriff and Synod of Aberdeen. Patron, the Crown. It is bounded on the east by the parish of Banff and a detached portion of the parish of King Edward; on the South by the parishes of Alvah and King Edward; on the east by the parish of Aberdour; and on the north by the Moray Firth. The parish of Gamrie is in the county of Banff and contains about 17293 Statute acres; It has no detached portions in Any other parish, neither are there detached portions of any other parish within its limits. "The surface of the parish is exceedingly diversified by hills, glens and precipices. This appears to be occasioned by the Singular nature of the Sea-coast, which is skirted by a narrow ledge of Stupendous rocks, running the whole length of the parish |
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