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Old Photograph Auchnagatt Scotland
Old photograph of Auchnagatt, a village and rural area, situated on the Ebrie Burn and on the A948 road between New Deer and Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The name Auchnagatt, means either " field of the wild cats " Gaelic achadh na, meaning cat, or " field of withies " meaning willows, in reference to the currachs or wickerwork creels traditionally produced in the area. There is evidence of prehistoric settlement in the area. The remains of two earth houses were found at Windy Hill, south east of the village, in 1850. More recent history centred on agriculture until the coming of the railway in the 1860s, when sidings and goods sheds were constructed in the village. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.
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