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Memsie, an estate, with a 17th century mansion (a farmhouse now), in Rathen parish, NE Aberdeenshire, 4 miles SSW of Fraserburgh. The estate, which belonged for more than three centuries to the Fraser family, was sold in the early part of the present century to Lord Saltoun. Three cairns stood on Memsie Moor, to the N of the mansion. One of them, now removed, had a considerable extent of vitrified base; another, also removed, contained a peculiarly shaped funereal urn and a short iron-handled sword; whilst the third, still standing, rises to a height of 15 feet, and measures 60 feet in circumference at the base.—Ord. Sur., sh. 97, 1876.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "an estate, with a 17th century mansion" (ADL Feature Type: "land parcels") |
| Administrative units: | Rathen ScoP Aberdeenshire ScoCnty |
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