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| | Historical perspective for Aberlour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) |
 | | The village of Aberlour or Charlestown of Aberlour stands on a haugh, at the influx of a burn of its own name to the Spey, and has a station on the Strathspey bra1ch of the Great North of Scotland railway, 2¼ miles SW of Craigellachie Junction and 17 SW of Keith. |
 | | Aberlour House (Miss Grant) stands 1¼ mile SSE of Craigellachie, is a good modern mansion, in the Grecian style, with pleasant grounds, and very fine gardens: on its lawn is a Doric column of Aberdeen granite, 84 feet high, surmounted by a large globe of polished granite. |
 | | The presbytery of Aberlour comprehends the quoad civilia parishes of Aberlour, Boharm, Inveraven, Knockando, and Rothes, and the quoad sacra parishes of Glenlivet and Glenrinnes. |
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