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Local Interest

These sites are useful for learning more about the local area of the N.E. corner of Scotland.

  • Web Link Aberdeen Built Ships

    Use this website to search for information about any of the nearly 3,000 recorded ships built in Aberdeen since 1811 and to see what objects are held at Aberdeen Maritime Museum.

  • Web Link Aberdeen Commerative Plaques

    Throughout Aberdeen City, commemorative plaques have been erected to celebrate individuals who are outstanding in their field of expertise. Other plaques have been placed on Aberdeen buildings to highlight special places or structures. Plaques have been erected in Aberdeen since the 19th Century and they come in many different shapes and sizes. This site includes details of all the various types of plaques in Aberdeen. You can view photographs of most of the plaques and discover more about the historical background to each plaque.

  • Web Link Aberdeen Maritime Museum

    Aberdeen Maritime Museum tells the story of the city's long relationship with the Sea and houses a unique collection covering shipbuilding, fast sailing ships, fishing and port history.

  • Web Link Aberdeen Post Office Directories

    Browse or download these invaluable references

  • Web Link Aberdeen Press & Journal (the P&J)

    The P&J was first published as a weekly title for the period Dec 29th 1747 - Jan 5th by James Chalmers and was known as The Aberdeen's Journal. It was published on a weekly basis for 128 years until August 1876, when it became a daily newspaper. In November 1922, the paper was renamed The Aberdeen Press and Journal when its parent firm joined forces with rival publisher the Free Press.

  • Web Link Aberdeen Remembers
    Helping to Preserve and Record the History in Our Graveyards & Cemeteries - Graveyard Guardians value and enjoy caring for Aberdeen Cemeteries
  • Web Link Aberdeenshire castles

    Joanne Mackenzie-Winters impressive site provides fascinating details of all Scottish Castles.  This link is to the Aberdeenshire section, but you can get to other regions from there.

  • Web Link Aberdeenshire Farming Museum

    The award-winning Aberdeenshire Farming Museum at Aden Country Park brings alive the story of this famous farming past in the unique semi-circular Aden Estate home farm.

  • Web Link Aberdeenshire Local Government
  • Web Link Alford Images

    The Alford Image Library contains hundreds of pictures of this area of Scotland for you to browse. Many are images from a bygone age; some are images from present times.

  • Web Link AyeCan

    All about Scot's dialects, including the N.E. Scots Doric.  Listen to audio clips.

  • Web Link Book of Deer Project

    The Book of Deer is a tenth century illuminated manuscript from North East Scotland. As the only pre-Norman manuscript from this area known as "former Pictland" it provides us with a unique insight into the early church, culture and society of this period.

  • Web Link Buchan Heritage Society

    The Society exists to keep alive in a fast changing world all the old and true traditions of Buchan in Music, Song, Verse, Drama and Olde Tyme Dance.

  • Web Link Doric Columns

    A fascinating site which tells the history and heritage of Aberdeen.  Highly reccommended if you want to know more about the Granite City.

  • Web Link Fishing Boat Heritage

    History of our fishing communities

  • Web Link Fraserburgh Heritage Society

    Step back in time through centuries of history at Fraserburgh Heritage Centre .

  • Web Link Gordon Highlanders Museum

    At The Gordon Highlanders Museum, we are committed to preserving and sharing the legacy of the world-famous Gordon Highlanders for future generations.

  • Web Link Graveyard Guardians

    Helping to Preserve and Record the History in Our Graveyards & Cemeteries - Graveyard Guardians value and enjoy caring for Aberdeen Cemeteries

  • Web Link History Scotland Magazine

    A bi-monthly magazine, History Scotland provides fascinating features on topics from all branches and periods of Scottish history and archaeology.

  • Web Link Leopard Magazine

    A monthly magazine focussed on the NE of Scotland including a good collection of articles focusing on NE history.

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