• Source: Balfour, Aberdeenshire

Balfour (Scottish Gaelic: Baile Phùir), Aberdeenshire is a settlement on Royal Deeside in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Balfour lies south of the River Dee.




History


Roman legions marched from Raedykes to Normandykes Roman Camp through the Durris Forest, not far from Balfour as they sought higher ground evading the bogs of Red Moss and other low-lying areas associated with the Burn of Muchalls. That march used the Elsick Mounth, one of the ancient trackways crossing the Mounth of the Grampian Mountains, lying west of Netherley. The important Mesolithic settlement of Balbridie is located nearby.




Notable residents


The Farquharsons of Balfour were the main landholders in the area.
The family included the surgeon, William Farquharson FRSE.




See also


Durris Forest
Maryculter House
Muchalls Castle




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Monarki Britania Raya
• George Chrystal
• Daftar tempat di Britania Raya/Bab-Bal
• Balfour, Aberdeenshire
• Balfour
• John Skinner (poet)
• Clan Forbes
• William Farquharson (surgeon)
• Battle of Aberdeen (1644)
• List of places in Aberdeenshire
• Margaret Ida Balfour
• Clan Hay
• George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen