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"MONYMUSK, a parish, in the district of Garioch, county of Aberdeen, 125 miles (N. by E.) from Edinburgh; containing 895 inhabitants. This parish appears to have derived its name from two Gaelic words, Monaugh, "high or hilly", and Mousick, "low and marshy ground"; which are descriptive of the general appearance of the land. A priory was founded here in the eleventh century by Malcolm Canmore. . . Few other events of historical importance have occurred; but near the bank of the river Don is a field called the Camp Field, where, according to tradition. King Robert Bruce's army lay immediately previous to the battle of Inverury. . . Monymusk House, the only mansion of any note, is an ancient and a spacious structure, pleasantly situated on the south bank of the Don. It has a library containing about 5000 volumes, and a collection of valuable paintings, most of which are by the old masters. . . For ECCLESIASTICAL purposes the parish is within the bounds of the presbytery of Garioch and synod of Aberdeen; patron, the Crown. . . Monymusk church is very ancient, with a square tower at the west end: it is supposed to have been built in the eleventh century. . . There is also an episcopal chapel in the village, seating about 150 persons. . . More"
[From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland (1851) - copyright Mel Lockie 2016]
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A book of monumental inscriptions for this parish is available from the Aberdeen & NE Scotland FHS.
Monymusk, Scottish Episcopal |
Monymusk Parish Church, Monymusk, Church of Scotland |
Presbytery of Alford - Synod of Aberdeen
Here are details of the Birth, Marriage and Death records for this parish, available on the OPR films.
Film | Births | Marriages | Deaths |
224/1 | 1678-1819 | 1678-1819 | 1784-96 |
224/2 | 1729-64 | ||
224/3 | 1820-54 | 1820-54 | 1796-1853 |
Here is a detailed description of the parish, written in 1875.
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This parish appears on sheets 38 & 37 of the OS Landranger Series, and on sheet 229 of the OS Pathfinder Series.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference NJ681160 (Lat/Lon: 57.233971, -2.530489), Monymusk which are provided by:
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Here is a list of place names in the parish.
A booklet containing extracts from the 1696 Poll Book for this parish is available from the Aberdeen & NE Scotland FHS.