Hill of Keir, Aberdeenshire

[Tom Wylie]

On the 1841 Census, there is mention of my great great grandmother at a Hill of Keir (I assume it to be a farm).

Christina Scroggie, married a John Robbie, a day labourer at Hill of Keir.

John Scroggie is named as a Farmer.

On the same Census page there are other premises which look like "Leddach" and another which looks like "Broadshed" or something.

Can anybody tell me if Hill of Keir was a farm and does it still exist today.   I can find two Hill of Keirs in Aberdeen, I'd like to try to narrow down which one it is...

Tom Wylie

[ev]

hi Tom

welcome to rootschat 

the 1841 census on freeCEN has hill of keir - skene aberdeenshire
so it looks like it's just east of the kirkton of skene

ev

[Tom Wylie]

yes, but there is a second "Hill of keir" just inland from Balmedie, just north of Aberdeen itself.    I dont know which is which..

:-)     Tom

[Tom Wylie]

PS The Census Page I have is from Scotland's People and does NOT mention the Parish name??


Tom

[Isabel H]

Look on a map for the other placenames on your census page. That should identify the correct area.

[Tom Wylie]

I cant find a premises called Leddach but there is a place called Broadshade so maybe that ties it down.   Can you tell me if "Mains of Keir" still exists today?


Tom

[Isabel H]

It seems the Hill of Keir you want is in the parish of Skene.

The National Library of Scotland has a great range of maps of different dates. This link should take you to a OS map where you will find Broadshade and Leddach Croft below Hill of Keir on the left-hand edge of the map.
http://www.nls.uk:8080/StyleServer/calcrgn?cat=Maps&item=74490568.sid&style=maps.xsl&wid=700&hei=500&browser=win_ie
Mains of Keir is not shown -probably off the edge of this sheet. If you Google "Mains of Keir" you'll find Skene Caravan park there.

[Tom Wylie]

I got my map at:

http://geo.nls.uk/os25inch/

didnt notice Leddach but willl have another look


Tom

[ev]

hi all 

this is the map site i used

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/

just enter hill of keir , there are two as you say but look at the first one

ev