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Coalford is a village in Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is slightly north of the River Dee and about Шаблон:Convert west of Peterculter.[1] The population is around 100.
Nearby prehistoric sites along the Deeside include Balbridie and Bucharn.[2] Also nearby is the Roman Camp of Normandykes, which was accessed from Raedykes via the Elsick Mounth trackway.[3]
Historical structures in the vicinity include Crathes Castle, Muchalls Castle, Maryculter House and the Lairhillock Inn.
Nearby is a statue of Rob Roy MacGregor.
Along the River Dee is a church ruin commonly known as "Dalmaik Church" or the "Coalford Church". A plaque at the entrance that it served as the "Kirk of Drumoak" from 1062 to 1836. Graves there date back to the 18th century.
References
- ↑ United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map Landranger 45, Stonehaven and Banchory, 1:50,000 scale, 2004
- ↑ Archibald Watt, Highways and Byways around Kincardineshire, Stonehaven Heritage Society (1985)
- ↑ C. Michael Hogan, Elsick Mounth, Megalithic Portal, ed A. Burnham
