Chapel of Garioch explained

Official Name:	Chapel of Garioch
Country:	Scotland
Coordinates:	57.3064°N -2.4722°W
Unitary Scotland:	Aberdeenshire
Lieutenancy Scotland:	Aberdeenshire
Post Town:	INVERURIE
Postcode Area:	AB
Postcode District:	AB51
Constituency Westminster:	Gordon and Buchan
Constituency Scottish Parliament:	Aberdeenshire West

Chapel of Garioch is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, located 4 miles (6 km) west of Inverurie. The Balquhain stone circle is nearby.

The church, St Mary's Chapel, shares a parish with Blairdaff.^[1] It was formerly under the patronage of the local Elphinstone lairds.^[2]

Chapel of Garioch is in the West Garioch ward of Aberdeenshire Council.

History

The hamlet was originally called Durock (Logie Durno in Gaelic) but was renamed when the Chapel was built in the 17th century.The Battle of Harlaw was fought here in 1411.

Pittodrie House is a Category B listed building, and former seat of the Erskine family: it consists of a medieval tower house (c1490), with later Jacobean (1675) and neo-Jacobean (1841) additions.^[3]

References

1. Web site: The Parish of Blairdaff and Chapel of Garioch . Blairdaff and Chapel of Garioch Parish Church . 18 September 2022.
2. Web site: G'Aasker Isle - Glasford Pages 458-478 A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland. . British History Online . S Lewis, 1846 . 18 September 2022.
3. Web site: Pittodrie House . British Listed Buildings . 18 September 2022.