Welcome to the Glenbuchat Archive Library
The Glenbuchat Heritage Archive contains 637 entries about this area for you to browse.
Glenbuchat is a picturesque Glen in Strathdon Aberdeenshire. It is a Glen of fascinating history, natural beauty and wildlife. It had suffered a dramatic population fall until recently, with a drop in the population from 500 to 50 souls. Recently, however, there has been a resurgence of people living in the Glen, both young and mature, all delighting in the beauty and natural resources of the glen.
The aim of this site is to record and make avaialble many aspects of the history and heritage of the area. Started as a photo record site it has expanded to record many maps and text entries. Many are images or information from a bygone age; some are images from present times. New images and information are always welcome. Pages can be viewed by year, by album, by group, or by contributor, or you can use the simple search at the top of this page. This is your site so please make use of it
When viewing the pages you can leave your own comments using the form at the foot of each page (please ensure that you fill in all relevant portions of the comments page; it would be appreciated if comments are left with at least a forename....anonymous comments may not be published). You can also send us photos or documents. In this way we hope to build up an extensive collection of information, reminiscences and anecdotes, and make any corrections necessary.
There are 86 comments on the site at present. Comments written in Doric are particularly welcome. You are also able to make your own album of the pages here and make this publicly available if you wish.
If you follow the road from the head of Glenbuchat round to Glen Nochty you will pass the ruin of the Balloch School. Just after that on the left is a old slate quarry and a track up the hill. If you take that track and just after it turns sharply to...
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