词条 | Strathbogie, Scotland |
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Strathbogie is a district and valley of northwest Aberdeenshire in Scotland, formerly one of the great divisions of that shire, called lordships or thanages, comprehending the whole original estate that King Robert the Bruce gave to the noble family of Gordon, the ancestors of the Duke of Gordon.[1] By 1836, the lordship had become extinct. GeographyIt extends over an area of {{convert|120|sqmi}}, which includes arable and uncultivated land, stretching east and west of the River Bogie[2], which discharges itself into the River Deveron at Huntly at the centre, which was the town of the Chief.[1] References1. ^1 {{cite book|title=GAZETTEER, OF SCOTLAND; CONTAINING A PARTICULAR AND CONCISE DESCRIPTION.|location=National Library of Scotland|page=494|url=http://digital.nls.uk/gazetteers-of-scotland-1803-1901/archive/97349357|accessdate=25 January 2018}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=Strathbogie|url=http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst6581.html|website=The Editors of The Gazetteer for Scotland|publisher=School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society|accessdate=25 January 2018}} 1 : Districts of Scotland |
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