Drumlithie is a village in the northeast of Scotland[1] in the area known as the Howe o' the Mearns. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Situated seven miles south of Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire, it is affectionately known by locals as 'Skite', although the origin of this name remains disputed. Stonehaven ( Steenhive in the Doric dialect of Scots) and Cala na Creige in Gaelic is a town with around fourteen thousand inhabitants Aberdeenshire (Siorrachd Obar Dheathain is one of the 32 unitary Council areas in Scotland.
Previously a weaving village, Drumlithie has a small steeple at its heart which was rung to signal the start and end of the working day. Ask a local what happens to the steeple when it rains and it is sure to raise a smile. Story has it that villagers are so proud of it that they take it in when it rains. These days the only time the bell can be heard ringing round the village is to welcome in the New Year.
Drumlithie is noted for its appearance in the classic Lewis Grassic Gibbon novel, 'Sunset Song', while neighbouring Glenbervie is the final resting place of the great grandparents of famous Scottish poet Robert Burns. Lewis Grassic Gibbon was the Pseudonym of James Leslie Mitchell ( 13 February 1901 &ndash 7 February 1935) a Sunset Song is a 1932 novel by the Scottish writer Lewis Grassic Gibbon. Glenbervie is located in the North East of Scotland in the Howe o' the Mearns Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796 (also known as Rabbie Burns, Scotland's favourite son, the Ploughman Poet, the Bard of Ayrshire
The village school is called Glenbervie Primary, and is attended by local children from the village and surrounding area. Other amenities include a pub, village hall, bowling green and two parks. The larger of the two parks contains a football pitch and tennis court, and serves as the school playing field. It also plays host to the annual Drumlithie Gala, which is held on the second Saturday of June each year. The finale of the gala is the Single vs Married Mens' football match, which is a good humoured, but fiercely contested game.
Ancient history
Some of the nearest Bronze Age archaeological recoveries are situated somewhat to the north near Stonehaven at the Fetteresso[2] and Spurryhillock sites. The term Bronze Age refers to a period in human cultural development when the most advanced Metalworking (at least in systematic and widespread use included techniques for Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from Greek grc ἀρχαιολογία archaiologia – grc ἀρχαῖος archaīos Stonehaven ( Steenhive in the Doric dialect of Scots) and Cala na Creige in Gaelic is a town with around fourteen thousand inhabitants Fetteresso Castle is a 14th century towerhouse, rebuilt in 1761 as a Scottish gothic style Palladian manor with clear evidence of prehistoric use of the site Spurryhillock is a Mesolithic Archaeological site and modern Industrial estate at Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Drumlithie is located near the marching course of Roman Legions that may their way north on explorations and invasion of northern Scotland in the first two centuries AD. These marches connected a series of Roman Camps including Stracathro to the south and Raedykes to the north. Stracatho ( Gaelic: Srath Catharach) is a small place in Angus, Scotland, to the northeast of Brechin on the A90. Raedykes Roman Camp is located at National Grid Reference NO 084090(Landranger 2004 approximately three miles north of Fetteresso Castle and two miles southwest of Muchalls
See also
References
- ^ United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map Landranger 45, Stonehaven and Banchory, 1:50,000 scale, 2004
- ^ C.Michael Hogan, Fetteresso Fieldnotes, The Modern Antiquarian (2008)
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