of Turriff near its junction with the Deveron. Turriff is midway
between Aberdeen and Elgin; hence the couplet—
Choose ye, choise ye, at the Cross o’ Turra
Either gang to Aberdeen or Elgin o’ Moray.
Turriff is very ancient, being mentioned in the _Book of Deer_, under
the name of Turbruad, as the seat of a Celtic monastery dedicated to St
Congan, a follower of St Columba. The double belfry of the old church
(date 1635) is really a piece of castellated architecture applied to an
ecclesiastical edifice. The churchyard gateway is also Early Scottish
Renaissance. (pp. 11, 31, 40, 110, 112, 119, 163, 164.)
[Illustration:
Scotland
19639,377 acres
Aberdeenshire
1,261,971 acres
Fig. 1. Area of Aberdeenshire compared with that of Scotland
]
[Illustration:
Scotland
4,472,043
Aberdeenshire
304,439
Fig. 2. Population of Aberdeenshire compared with that of Scotland
]
[Illustration: Scotland, 150
Aberdeenshire, 154
Lanarkshire, 1524
Fig. 3. Comparative density of Population to square mile]
[Illustration: Fig. 4. Proportion of cultivated and uncultivated areas
in Aberdeenshire—practically 50%]
[Illustration: Fig. 5. Proportionate area of Crops in Aberdeenshire
(1909)]
[Illustration: Fig. 6. Proportionate area of Crops, Pasture and
Woodlands in Aberdeenshire (1909)]
[Illustration: Fig. 7. Proportionate numbers of live-stock in
Aberdeenshire (1909)]
[Illustration:
Scotland
7,423,185 cwts
Aberdeeshire
3,563,254 cwts
Fig. 8. Quantity of Fish (all kinds) landed in Aberdeenshire as
compared with that of Scotland (1909), almost 50%
]
[Illustration:
Scotland
4,500,000 cwts
Aberdeenshire
1,661,768 cwts
Fig. 9. Quantity of Herrings landed in Aberdeenshire as compared with
that of Scotland (1909)
]
Cambridge:
PRINTED BY JOHN CLAY, M.A.
AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS
[Illustration:
_The Cambridge University Press_ ]
[Illustration:
GEOLOGICAL MAP OF
COUNTY OF
ABERDEEN
_Copyright. George Philip & Son L^{td}._
]
Transcriber’s Notes
Page 62—changed Pitullie to Pittullie
Page 119—changed possesssed to possessed
Page 148—changed Sreet to Street
Page 164—changed Kenmay to Kemnay
Page 164—changed Formartin to Formartine
Page 189—changed Glenlivat to Glenlivet