Inverurie

Inverurie is situated on the A96, 17 miles north west of Aberdeen it sits in the main route from Aberdeen to Inverness. Above; a picture of Inverurie Square at the turn of the century. Inverurie is an ancient Royal Burgh with much to show that communities have existed their since earlier times .The Bronze age and castles are to be found in the vicinity as well as the sites of two decisive battles The Battle of Burra fought by Robert the Bruce against his rival Comyn in 1308 and the Battle of Harlow fought in defence of the East by Red Harlow against the Lord of the Isles in 1411. Inverurie is the main town of the Old Lordship of Garioch and the former administrative centre of Gordon District, Earl of the Garioch brother of Malcolm IV and Great Great Grandfather of Robert the Bruce

Bennachie

Inverurie is near the best loved hill in the Grampian Highlands, Bennachie, there are beautiful walks and wonderful views from the summit over the Garioch, the Buchan countryside, and towards the Cairngorm Mountains. Above: a picture of Bennachie. Approximately 400 million years ago a massive body of granite magma rose into part of the earth's crust which gradually cooled and crystallised to form a pink granite. Years of bad weather sculpted a terrain of massive jagged peaks, the last major reshaping of the range began about one million years ago when a huge sheet of ice gouged away substantial quantities of rock. Since then wind, rain and frost have shaped the hill into what we see today as Bennachie.

Inverurie Today

Today Inverurie is a peaceful town, with a beautiful surrounding countryside. There are delightful gardens and country parks to visit. The town has a library, museum, community centre and sporting facilities that include bowling, tennis, cricket, rugby, football, a swimming pool and an 18 hole golf course and fishing on the Rivers Don and Urie. The Academy takes pupils to university level and there is a wide variety of clubs and social organisations active in the town. Above; Inverurie Town Hall as it is today. The Inverurie Town House, original building comprised the Council Chamber, Court room and other offices was built in the Italian style of architecture in 1862 after a fire in the main hall it was restored and enlarged in 1930. It now has the main library and reading room on the ground floor with a local history museum, specialising in archaeology and the Great North of Scotland Railway memorabilia on the first floor.