Turriff is a small town and agricultural centre 9 miles south of macduff in north aberdeenshire. Turriff simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The war book of turriff and twelve miles around 19141919 being records, with a roll. Turriff museum and heritage centre offers visitors the chance to explore our permanent exhibition covering the history of turriff, including the town council. Turriff, aberdeenshire, scotland, maps, list of streets, street view. An 18hole woodland course that plays to a par of 70, turriff golf club gives golfers the challenge they desire and the spectacular scenery theyve come to expect for great. Celebrations of turriff turriff, aberdeenshire facebook. Tradition has it that malcolm canmore built the now ruined kirk of st. Fife arms hotel the square, turriff aberdeenshire, ab53 4ae. He had four other children born in peterhead alexander b 1794, john b 1796, margaret b 1798 and christian b 1800, these children were raised in turriff. You can search for units that covered the particular location you are interested in by typing a postcode into our home page, or by using our historic maps section, zooming in, selecting the information option, and then clicking on your location. It appears from the records available that the first crudie school was a mud and thatch building situated somewhere near the woods of byth with a mrs. With a history that spans more than a century, turriff golf club has truly earned its position as a jewel in the crown, one of the gems of northeast scotland golf courses. The towns origins date back to a columban monastery built near by in around.
The world war i memorial is on the gates and the world war ii is a plaque on the adjacent wall. Check turriff hotel prices tonight may 3 may 4 check prices in turriff for tonight, may 3 may 4 tomorrow night may 4 may 5 check prices in turriff for tomorrow night, may 4 may 5 next weekend may 8 may 10 check prices in turriff for next weekend, may 8 may 10. It lies on the river deveron, about 166 feet 51 m above sea level, and has a population of 5,708. Samuel lewis topographical dictionary of scotland, 2nd ed. Turriff cemetery, created by samueltaylorgeer, turriff, aberdeenshire, scotland, united kingdom take billiongraves with you wherever you go. It includes the three royal burghs of aberdeen, kintore, and inverury, the markettowns of peterhead, fraserburgh, huntly, turriff and meldrum, and numerous large fishing villages on the coast. Turriff is a town and parish in aberdeenshire, scotland.
Turriff professional family history, family trees, genealogy, house and ancestry research service by professional genealogist uk and local history research. Turriff golf club in turriff, aberdeenshire, scotland golf. Law as teacher, a daughter of a tennant crofter in the hills of fisherie. Find the latest ads for apartments, rooms, jobs, cars, motorbikes, personals and more for sale. Little history of aberdeenshire aberdeenshire cycle. This volume contains information on aberdeenshire place names found in the parish of turriff. Warden family in turriff john warden, wife unknown, had a son robert born abt 1808 in turriff. Turriff is a town and civil parish in aberdeenshire in scotland. Aberdeenshire is known as scotlands castle country, with over 300 castles, stately homes and ruins dotting its landscape. The name appears to be scottish gaelic in origin, from torr meaning a mound or round hill, or tur meaning a tower. The gateway is a stone arch, with a small recess containing a plaque with a st andrews cross above it, covered with a steeply pitched roof. The aberdeenshire town of turriff, affectionately known as turra, is home to one of scotlands bestknown annual agricultural shows the turra show. Numerous farms in aberdeenshire are known by names which they have borne for centuries. Monquhitter, aberdeenshire, scotland genealogy genealogy.
Celebrations of turriff 15 main street, ab53 4aa turriff, aberdeenshire rated 4. The borehole supply has generally fed directly to the filtered water channel in the works but with a significant history of cryptosporidium events and no monitoring facility on the supply, consideration should be given to delivering this supply into the raw water storage reservoir on a permanent basis. Copies are held by the aberdeen county library, meldrum old meg way, meadows industrial estate, old meldrum, ab51 ogn, scotland. The war book of turriff and twelve miles around 19141919. Royal oak hotel, deveron street is a category c listed building in turriff, aberdeenshire, scotland. Some names may derive from research by antiquarian writers such as william camden and thomas pennant into. Booking is essential as there are limited spaces available. Here at morrison motors turriff, we want your car buying experience to be the best experience possible.
Clan turriff is based within the turriff library each thursday between 10am 4pm, where they offer a dropin support and information service for those affected by cancer. Aberdeenshire, scotland genealogy familysearch wiki. Open 7 days monday to saturday, 9am to 5pm sunday, 12 noon to 5pm closed christmas. Past discoveries is a genealogical and family history research company offering a friendly and efficient service to those who wish to find out more about their family history. Some time later, st congans church was built at the end of what is now castle street. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. Congan in the 12thc on the site of an old pictish fort. If you would like to attend any of our author talks all you have to do is book your place via the live life aberdeenshire website. Turriff in aberdeenshire, scotland, is characterized by its red sandstone. We hope you will participate on the turriff forums, it is a great place to find or post information on turriff genealogy and is completely free to participate. Off the tourist track youll find the secret malts of aberdeenshire, produced by a cluster of distilleries dating from the 18th and 19th centuries.
The war book of turriff and twelve miles around 19141919 being. For more information and to book contact joan johnson at delgatie castle, turriff, aberdeenshire. View all hotels near delgatie castle on tripadvisor. Established more than nine centuries ago, the town is situated in an elevated position at 166 ft above sea level and its main characteristic features are the red sandstone houses which are abundant here. Gumtree turriff, aberdeenshire free classifieds ads. Impressive scottish castle comfortably sleeping up to 12 guests in private setting, near turriff. Virtual singalong to commemorate women war volunteers the royal voluntary service will tomorrow the women who stepped forward to give the gift. Up to 40,000 people farmers and those who struggle to tell one end of a cow from another attend this event. There are more castles per acre here than anywhere else in the uk. Please note that these units are listed here because their boundaries covered the point location we hold for turriff. Why not indulge yourself, your mother, your aunt, or that special lady in your life, by joining us at delgatie castle. Turriff, aberdeenshire, scotland genealogy familysearch.
Royal oak hotel, deveron street, turriff, aberdeenshire. Turriff kirkyard in turriff, aberdeenshire find a grave. There is a new cemetery in balmellie road, turriff. The ferleighin, of whom domongart of turriff is the only example recorded in aberdeenshire history, was originally the scribe, but later his duty included that of teacher, and was associated, occasionally at least, with the position of archdeacon. To learn more about how to use these records to search for your ancestors, go to the scotland. Buy the little history of aberdeenshire by duncan harley isbn. Large ornamental iron gates lead into the church grounds from the. Researching family history in aberdeen city and shire.
The poll book for aberdeenshire survives, and was transcribed and published in 1854. The turriff war memorial is in the form of a lynch gate into the cemetery. Discover the fascinating history of turriff in aberdeenshire and learn of the events and famous people which shaped its past. Despite events being cancelled, the people of turriff were still able to celebrate 75 years since the end of world war 2.
It is known locally as turra in the doric dialect of scots. Turriff from scottish gaelic torraibh, meaning place of round hills is a town and civil parish in aberdeenshire in scotland. Delgatie castle turriff 2020 all you need to know before. Book week scotland 2019 comes to aberdeenshire my turriff. Some names may derive from research by antiquarian writers such as william camden and thomas pennant into the roman, saxon and medieval names of places. This document provides a unique source of names and families living at the end of the 17th century. Turriff history local history, historic sites and famous. The lord lieutenant of aberdeenshire, is the british monarchs personal representative in an area consisting of the county of aberdeen as it existed immediately prior to abolition for local government purposes by the local government scotland act 1973 except that part within aberdeen city.
The current groups are archaeology, arts appreciation, creative writing, current affairs, family history, geology, local history, nature. The war book of turriff author turriff and district exservice mens association author robertson, j. Turriff lies in the heart of rural aberdeenshire, south of banff and macduff, and at the point where the burn of turriff flows into the river deveron. Turriff museum and heritage centre offers visitors the chance to explore our permanent exhibition covering the history of turriff, including the town council, covenanting and the turra coo exhibitions. Today the small town of turriff does not seem to be terribly important, but just a few hundred years ago it was commonly viewed as a thriving center of trade. Old turriff lomond books are the leading scottish book wholesaler, publisher and distributor in scotland for scottish interest product aimed at the tourism, heritage and gift market. The remains of st congans church and the surrounding graveyard are situated at the southern end of the town of turriff.
Castles to stay in scotland craigston castle, turriff. Minto author turriff and district exservice mens association publisher production date 1926 place made turriff, aberdeenshire, scotland, uk dimensions. We provide a vast range of scottish books, maps, calendars, postcards, greetings c. We have collected some of the best resources from across the web to do research on turriff history, turriff ancestory, and turriff family connections. Hosting temporary exhibitions featuring interesting artefacts from farming and offering a local. The majority of events during book week scotland are free, only possible due to funding by the scottish book trust. Some of the church records have been transcribed by archibald maxwell strath and were self published as the registers of turriff and cuminestown episcopal church, aberdeenshire, scotland. Creative writing, current affairs, family history, geology, local history. The little town sits at the bend of the river deveron, set among trees and ringed with castles.
This is a guide to the history and major genealogical records of scotland as they pertain to the parish of turriff. Turriff is 38 miles northwest of the city of aberdeen and the lendrum farm itself measures about 250 acres in the parish of monquhitter about four miles south of turriff. The lendrum farm is situated between turriff and fyvie in northeastern aberdeenshire. Turriff cemetery, turriff, aberdeenshire, scotland, united. Located in aberdeenshire, scotland, the town is mentioned in a 12th century manuscript known as the book of deer, so even though the exact founding date is unknown, it is known that turriff was established more than nine centuries ago. The above links take you to the first reference to this particular version of the name within a book of travel writing, or to the relevant gazetteer entry. Turriff, aberdeenshire, scotland genealogy genealogy. Free classifieds on gumtree in turriff, aberdeenshire. Turriff news read the latest news from grampian online. There has been a church on this site since at least the 11th century, possibly as early as the 7th century. You can see maps centred on os grid reference nj726493 latlon.