Glass, Aberdeenshire Explained

Glass is a parish about 8 miles west of Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.^[1] It is now wholly located in Aberdeenshire but before the reorganisation of Scottish county boundaries in 1891^[2] it was partly in Banffshire.^[3] The name Glass may have come from the Gaelic word for "grey," "meadow" or "stream."^[4]

Glass had a population of 412 in 1951 and in 793 in 1801.^[5]

It has its own school, Glass Primary School^{[6] [7]} and its pupils attend The Gordon Schools, Huntly for their secondary education.^[8]

Notable buildings

• List of listed buildings in Glass, Aberdeenshire
• Blairmore House, formerly a school and house belonging to the Family of David Cameron, British Prime Minister. Now a place of retreat and prayer.^[9]
• Aswanley house, a mansion, probably built in the 17th century^{[10] [11]} is a Category B listed building. It was being used as a wedding and corporate events and self-catering cottages venue in 2020.^[12]
• St. Andrews, the Parish Church of Glass (built or remodelled^[13] in 1782) is a Category B listed building.^[14] This church was closed in 2007 and was sold to private property owners after April 2011.
• Beldorney Castle (built mid-16th century) is two miles south of Glass and is a Category A listed building.^[15]

Notable residents

• The Family of David Cameron. His father Ian Cameron was born at Blairmore House.

Bibliography

Book: Godsman, James . 1970 . Glass, Aberdeenshire: the story of a parish . Aberdeen, UK . Alex. P. Reid and Son . 978-0900961069.

External links

• War Memorial in Glass on Kinnethmont site by James M. Grant

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Notes and References

1. Web site: History of Glass, in Aberdeenshire and Banffshire Map and description. Staff. Vision of Britain. 2020-03-31.
2. Web site: Rodgers. Peggy. 2020-06-07. Glass (BAN), Banffshire. 2020-07-22. Genuki. en.
3. Book: Lewis, Samuel. A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland. S. Lewis & Co.. 1851. London,UK. 499. 1157994491. OL22895439M. free.
4. Web site: Mac an Tailleir. Iain. 2003. Gaelic place names in Scotland (Ainmean-àite). https://web.archive.org/web/20181116011532/http://www.parliament.scot/Gaelic/placenamesF-J.pdf. 16 November 2018. 2020-07-22. Scottish Parliament. 54. dead.
5. Web site: 2017. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Glass ScoP through time Population Statistics Total Population. 2020-07-22. A Vision of Britain through Time.
6. Web site: Glass School. Staff. Aberdeenshire Council. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130204120144/http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/schools/our_schools/detail.asp?schoolid=GGLP. 2013-02-04. 2013-05-10.
7. Web site: Glass Primary School. Staff. Glass Primary School. 2020-03-31.
8. Web site: The Gordon Schools handbook 2019/2020. Gaiter. Phil. 2019. Aberdeenshire Council. 17. 2020-03-31.
9. Web site: Ellel Scotland. Staff. Ellel Ministries UK. en. 2020-03-31.
10. Web site: Aswanley House. Staff. Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland. en. 2020-03-31.
11. Web site: Aswanley Scotland. Staff. 2011. Aswanley. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130502091609/http://www.aswanley.com/home.html. 2013-05-02. 2013-05-10.
12. Web site: History - Gordon Family. Staff. Aswanley Scotland. en-US. 2020-03-31.
13. Web site: Glass Parish Church. Staff. Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland. en. 2020-03-31.
14. Web site: Parish Church of Glass, Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford, Aberdeenshire. Staff. British Listed Buildings. 2020-03-31.
15. Lindsay, Maurice (1986) The Castles of Scotland. Constable. p78