In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Cairnbulg like this:
Cairnbulg, a headland, a fishing village, and an estate in Rathen parish, Aberdeenshire. The headland is situated 2½ miles ESE of Fraserburgh, and 6½ NW of Rattray Head. The village stands immediately SE of the headland, in the western vicinity of Inverallochy village; is included in Inverallochy quoad sacra parish; and carries on a herring fishery in connection with Fraserburgh. ...
The estate belonged anciently to the Comyns; was confiscated to the Crown, with their other estates, in 1308; went by gift of Robert Bruce, in 1316, to the Earl of Ross; passed in 1375, to Sir Alexander Fraser, ancestor of the Lords Saltoun; and belongs now to a branch of the family of Gordon. Its ancient mansion, a strong baronial castle on Philorth Water, ¾ mile from the sea, seems to have been a structure of imposing magnitude; and is now represented mainly by a square tower, which stood at the W angle; has prodigiously thick walls; and figures conspicuously amid the flat surrounding country.
Cairnbulg through time
Cairnbulg is now part of Aberdeenshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Aberdeenshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Cairnbulg itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cairnbulg in Aberdeenshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21358
Date accessed: 29th May 2024
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