In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Corgarff like this:
Corgarff, a quoad sacra parish of W Aberdeenshire, comprising the upper or western portion of Strathdon parish, and thus containing the sources and head-streams of the river Don. Formed in 1874, it is in the presbytery of Alford and synod of Aberdeen. Its church, on the Don's left bank, 1274 feet above sea-level, and 7¼ miles WSW of Strathdon church, was built in 1835, and, with a manse, cost nearly £1000, defrayed by Sir Charles Forbes, Bart. ...
Near it are a post office under Aberdeen, a Christian Knowledge Society's school (1832), and a Roman Catholic chapel (1802). Corgarff Castle, 1½ mile higher up, on the opposite bank of the Don, is a small, oblong, four-storied building with wings, which, purchased by Government in 1746 from Forbes of Skellater, was garrisoned from 1827 till 1831 by 58 soldiers to support the civil authorities in the suppression of smuggling. The tragic story of the burning of its predecessor by Sir Adam Gordon of Auchindoun, in 1551,1571, or 1581, has been repeated by a number of topographers, who often, however, relate the same event as occurring in 1751 at the Castle of Towie, to which indeed it properly belongs.—Ord. Sur., sh. 75,1876.
Corgarff through time
Corgarff is now part of Aberdeenshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Aberdeenshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Corgarff itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Corgarff in Aberdeenshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
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Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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