The Ancient Road Into Aberdeen

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4 жыл бұрын

Links mentioned in video:
The Bow Brig:
historyquineaberdeen.blogspot....
The Snow Kirk:
www.scalan.co.uk/snowkirk.htm
The Battle Of Aberdeen:
www.battlefieldstrust.com/reso...
I found out while making this video that Dr Jane Brown does a walking tour of this route - her tours are excellent I highly recommend them:
www.hiddenaberdeentours.co.uk/...
Recommended Reading - this book takes a loosely similar journey through Aberdeen but in much greater detail:
www.amazon.co.uk/Lost-Aberdee...
Other sources:
Image of Bow Brig:
artuk.org/discover/artworks/d...
Elma McMenemy - Bloody Scottish History
books.google.co.uk/books?id=s...
Provost Ross’s House:
portal.historicenvironment.sco...
Kings College:
www.abdn.ac.uk/about/campus/k...
Ruthriestone Pack Bridge:
online.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/s...
The Lang Stane:
online.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/s...
Old Aberdeen Market Cross:
portal.historicenvironment.sco...
The Boundary Stone Trail:
www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/sites...
History of Cadenheads:
www.cadenhead.scot/about-us/t...
Aberdeen’s Distilleries:
scotchwhisky.com/whiskypedia/...
www.scotlandfromtheroadside.co...
www.silvercityvault.org.uk/ind...
Images of Market:
canmore.org.uk/collection/154...
canmore.org.uk/collection/154...
canmore.org.uk/collection/134...
Information regarding town plans:
maps.nls.uk/towns/info.html
Info specifically regarding the Great Reform Map:
maps.nls.uk/towns/reform/furt...
Paterson 1746 map:
www.crouchrarebooks.com/maps/...
Music
"The Northern Lights Of Old Aberdeen"
Originally composed by Mary & Mel Webb
"Vortex"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/b...

Пікірлер: 62

@katewestcottvt 2 ай бұрын

I'm an American old Lady, 75. I was so happy to find my connection to Scotland through my Ancestry research. My mum was a Keith, a descendant of the Earls of Kintore, a daughter of Dunnottar 😊I wish I could visit Aberdeen one day...❤

@andrealawriemidwife 10 ай бұрын

What a fantastic video! Thank you for your research and for sharing this.

@ArturBFPV Жыл бұрын

Absolutely love it! Thanks for wonderful piece of historic investigation

@duthies Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words @ArturBFPV !

@abbiepatterson3993 8 ай бұрын

Thank you. Very interesting and informative.

@leylacummings215 2 жыл бұрын

Ace!!! I could watch these all day! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@wendywoo_ 2 жыл бұрын

Such an interesting channel, love Aberdeen's history - my mum grew up in Torry, her dad was a bus conductor in the 50's, The Adelphi was where the bus depot was I think. Loving your videos☺

@duthies 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Wendy glad you're enjoying the videos!

@martinbitter4162 Жыл бұрын

My heart bleeds. Best wishes from Germany.

@zippyatrainbow 3 жыл бұрын

Great Video, Very informative and well researched. I spent many years living and working in Aberdeen yet I haveseveral new things about Aberdeens history.

@duthies 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words S Highlander - glad you picked up something new from it!

@paulduthie9524 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video Duthies! Very informative and interesting. Maps are wonderful things

@duthies 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Paul! I'm really out of my territory with history and geography but it was good to branch out and learn a little bit about something new!

@alfo6085 3 жыл бұрын

Your videos are superb! As a young loon in the early 70s, our teacher took us on a walk from Kincorth along this very route down to The Green. Ive never forgotten that day. I also recall a story about a well at the top of the Hardgate, on the left, where it meets Langstane Pl?

@duthies 3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks for your comment Al Fo - I don't know anything about a well myself - but there would have been numerous water features around the city like The Well of Spa (the structure is now beside the denburn car park), the Guild St drinking trough (now beside Trinity Hall) and Carden House Well (capped by Stewarty Milne recently). One thing that you would find if you dug down there would be the old cable subway which I walk about a bit in my Union Street video.

@michaelinkster4977 3 жыл бұрын

Good video. Spent a couple of years in Hillhead Halls in the mid 80’s. Hadn’t heard previously of Snow Kirk! Or the Lang Stane!

@duthies 3 жыл бұрын

The Lang Stane I'm sure must be where Langstane Press/Office Supplies got their name, albeit they are nowhere near it now. The Snow kirk is also one I've only recently been aware of - I'd seen it signposted but never figured out where or what it was. Sadly not much to see other than some gravestones but worth a gander if you're in the area!

@parisreid5792 3 жыл бұрын

New subscriber, born in Kintore and am part of the modern diaspora living in NZ and Australia, but always come back to Aberdeen when I can. Love your videos, both informative and entertaining especially when you mention the various pubs, a few I have frequented.

@duthies 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video - thanks for commenting!

@kennymurison6210 3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting. Made me look at old maps on the Deeside railway line. Inspired me to start researching and get a video done

@duthies 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks James! I will look forward to seeing how it turns out!

@peterburgess2197 3 жыл бұрын

Outstanding! I will pass among some 1970s students. I had a go at this when I was a student and I'm pleased to say I didn't do badly.

@duthies 3 жыл бұрын

Smashing thanks Peter! Always interested to compare notes - did I miss anything?

@peterburgess2197 3 жыл бұрын

@@duthies Nothing I noticed. I felt a bit bad when I realised I'd never heard of the Snow Kirk and I lived in Crombie for 5 terms. Got a rubbish degree but had a great time. A connection?

@duthies 3 жыл бұрын

@@peterburgess2197 "a rubbish degree but had a great time" - sounds familiar, but I wouldn't change a thing :D

@maggiecraig5030 3 жыл бұрын

Fascinating! Thanks.

@duthies 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Maggie :)

@maggiecraig5030 3 жыл бұрын

@@duthies You're very welcome!

@anthonyrobertson1753 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant ...i thought it was only me interested in old roads ...well researched and a great video

@duthies 3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear Anthony many thanks for the compliments!

@helenelliott2375 3 жыл бұрын

very informative and very beautiful thank you much duthies

@duthies 3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks Helen! Glad you enjoyed!

@brianpritchard8621 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Well done!

@duthies 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Brian!

@RobinLynnGriffith 3 жыл бұрын

New sub here! I belong to Clan Lumsden from Aberdeen. Nice to come across these videos thank you

@duthies 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment Robin - it's really nice to get this kind of feedback :)

@professorpodcast3029 3 жыл бұрын

I love these videos

@duthies 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks tyler_scotsman_Albannach! I'm enjoying making them :)

@stevencraig1871 3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting.

@duthies 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steven!

@jackadoddle 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent. As a member of clan Cheyne historical seat Esslemont castle Aberdeenshire . Pronounced Chean as in bean or mean .

@duthies 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks @James and grandad - btw you wouldn't need to explain how to pronounce your name around here :)

@mottthehoople693 3 жыл бұрын

good job very interesting indeed.

@duthies 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mott theHoople!

@69adeen 3 жыл бұрын

great video

@duthies 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 69adeen! :)

@dacramac3487 2 жыл бұрын

Not Aberdeen City Library. It is the Library of Aberdeen University.

@duthies 2 жыл бұрын

Well spotted - I meant to say Aberdeen University Library.

@fsbayer 9 ай бұрын

Great video, but a few wee corrections: 15:10 - Putachie is pronounced with a Scottish ch like in Bennachie, not to rhyme with Hitachi 18:35 - that's the Sir Duncan Rice Library (University of Aberdeen), not the Aberdeen City Library 19:40 - it was Series 8 Episode 2, not Series 5

@abzzeus 3 жыл бұрын

Carnie Woods out beyond Westhill are one of last vestiges of the freedom lands

@duthies 3 жыл бұрын

I've tried following the march stone trail - sadly a lot of them seem to be either badly documented or have been removed - the further you get from the town the more they seem to be missing! Haven't ventured further out than the ones on the edge of Bucksburn / Bieldside though

@CME1994 26 күн бұрын

Mon ih Dons min!

@MSGill645 5 ай бұрын

I traced my family tree years ago. My mothers family came from the area of Aberdeenshire. Family clan is Duncan(modern spelling). One grandfather was executed in front of his congregation for not holding the King of England higher in respect than Our Saviour, Jesus Christ. He is buried in the graveyard of the church that is still standing.

@colinmcgregor4562 2 жыл бұрын

brilliantly done except you highlight 'Aberdeen City library' in the distance at 18.40 approx and it is actually 'Aberdeen Kings College University' library. Again Brill

@duthies 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Colin - yes you're correct I should have proof read the script haha. Thanks for the compliments!

@colinmcgregor4562 2 жыл бұрын

@@duthies easy / basic mistake. look forward to your next film...

@professorpodcast3029 3 жыл бұрын

I might actually take my Bike on some parts of this route, I live in Dundee so I'll have to take the bus or the train, most likely the bus

@duthies 3 жыл бұрын

It's a bonny route - particularly if you take a detour through seaton park through the day

@professorpodcast3029 3 жыл бұрын

@@duthies I've never been to Seaton Park, I've been meaning to go for a while, I usually go to Duthie Park, I will check it out next time I'm in Aberdeen