The Drumoak Community
Drumoak, a parish partly in Kincardine, but chiefly in Aberdeenshire, traversed by the Deeside section of the Great North of Scotland, with Drum and Park stations thereon, 10 and 11 miles WSW of Aberdeen, under which Drumoak has a post office. It is bounded N by Echt and Peterculter, SE by Peterculter, S by Durris, and SW by Banchory-Ternan; and rudely resembling a triangle in shape, with apex to ENE, it has an utmost length from E to W of 5½ miles, an utmost breadth from N to S of 3½ miles, and an area of 7401¼ acres, of which 20211/3 are in Kincardineshire, and 164¼ are water.
The broadening Dee flows 4¼ miles east-north-eastward along all the boundary with Durris; and Gormack Burn 53/8 miles eastward along that with Echt and Peterculter, to form with Leuchar Burn the Burn of Culter, which itself for ½ mile continues to separate Drumoak and Peterculter. Towards the SW the shallow, weedy Loch of Drum (6 x 21/3 furl.) lies at an altitude of 225 feet. Sinking along the Burn of Culter to 123, and along the Dee to 82, feet above sea-level, the surface rises to 350 feet on Ord Hill, 414 on the central ridge of the Hill of Drum, and 254 at the parish church. Gneiss and granite are the prevailing rocks; and the soil, light and sandy along the Dee, elsewhere ranges from good black loamy on the higher southern slope to gravelly and moorish overlying moorband or retentive blue stony clay.
Nearly a fourth of the entire area is under wood, over a sixth is pastoral or waste, and the rest is in cultivation.
James Gregory (1638-75), the greatest philosopher of his age but one, that one being Newton, was born in Drumoak, his father being parish minister; and so perhaps was his brother David (1627-1720), who himself had a singular turn for mechanics and mathematics. Arrow-heads, three stone coffins, and silver coins have been found; a curious sculptured stone was transferred in 1822 from Keith's Muir to the top of Hawk Hillock in the policies of Park; but the chief antiquity is the Tower of Drum, which is separately noticed, as likewise are the mansions of Drum and Park. Five proprietors hold each an annual value of more, and 3 of less, than £100.
Drumoak is in the presbytery and synod of Aberdeen; the living is worth £230. The church, ½ mile N of Park station, is a good Gothic edifice of 1836, containing 650 sittings; and a Free church, erected at a cost of £1500, was opened at Park in January 1880. Drumoak public, Sunnyside female Church of Scotland, and Glashmore sessional school, with respective accommodation for 108,33, and 49 children, had (1880) an average attendance of 63,25, and 22, and grants of £61,16s., £18,2s., and £15,6s. Valuation (1881) £5678,19s. 8d., of which £1025, 19s. 5d. was for the Kincardineshire section. Pop. (1801) 648, (1831) 804, (1861) 996, (1871) 1032, (1881) 930.--Ord. Sur., shs. 76,77,66,1871-76.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
The broadening Dee flows 4¼ miles east-north-eastward along all the boundary with Durris; and Gormack Burn 53/8 miles eastward along that with Echt and Peterculter, to form with Leuchar Burn the Burn of Culter, which itself for ½ mile continues to separate Drumoak and Peterculter. Towards the SW the shallow, weedy Loch of Drum (6 x 21/3 furl.) lies at an altitude of 225 feet. Sinking along the Burn of Culter to 123, and along the Dee to 82, feet above sea-level, the surface rises to 350 feet on Ord Hill, 414 on the central ridge of the Hill of Drum, and 254 at the parish church. Gneiss and granite are the prevailing rocks; and the soil, light and sandy along the Dee, elsewhere ranges from good black loamy on the higher southern slope to gravelly and moorish overlying moorband or retentive blue stony clay.
Nearly a fourth of the entire area is under wood, over a sixth is pastoral or waste, and the rest is in cultivation.
James Gregory (1638-75), the greatest philosopher of his age but one, that one being Newton, was born in Drumoak, his father being parish minister; and so perhaps was his brother David (1627-1720), who himself had a singular turn for mechanics and mathematics. Arrow-heads, three stone coffins, and silver coins have been found; a curious sculptured stone was transferred in 1822 from Keith's Muir to the top of Hawk Hillock in the policies of Park; but the chief antiquity is the Tower of Drum, which is separately noticed, as likewise are the mansions of Drum and Park. Five proprietors hold each an annual value of more, and 3 of less, than £100.
Drumoak is in the presbytery and synod of Aberdeen; the living is worth £230. The church, ½ mile N of Park station, is a good Gothic edifice of 1836, containing 650 sittings; and a Free church, erected at a cost of £1500, was opened at Park in January 1880. Drumoak public, Sunnyside female Church of Scotland, and Glashmore sessional school, with respective accommodation for 108,33, and 49 children, had (1880) an average attendance of 63,25, and 22, and grants of £61,16s., £18,2s., and £15,6s. Valuation (1881) £5678,19s. 8d., of which £1025, 19s. 5d. was for the Kincardineshire section. Pop. (1801) 648, (1831) 804, (1861) 996, (1871) 1032, (1881) 930.--Ord. Sur., shs. 76,77,66,1871-76.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
Community AssetsCommunity GroupsPlease see list below of the Community Groups in Drumoak. If we have missed any Groups and you would like to be added, please email: enquiries@crathesdrumoakdurriscc.org.
Jelly Tots
Community ProjectsBelow are the Community Projects that are happening in and around Drumoak. Please email enquiries@crathesdrumoakdurriscc.org if you know of any other Community Projects that we can add to the list.
Community Action Plan
This initiative began in April 2014 with the first of a series of community engagement workshops with local residents. In July this year we conducted a partnership workshop with Aberdeenshire Council - Community Planning, Crathes Drumoak & Durris Community Council and our local residents. This was the 'Come Awa In' community discussion workshop. All the findings of the DDCG and the CDDCC's workshops were received for discussion and review by residents and agreement on what remains relevant for the community to focus on and in what order of priority. The DDCG team is now busy utilising this final stage of community engagement to form the first draft of the Drumoak Community Action Plan. This will be the first for our area and when completed the intention is to adapt the same process to engage with residents of Durris and Crathes so we all have our independent Community Action Plans and village profile. The first stage process for Durris has already taken place in June last year. Examples of what a Community Action Plan looks like and its purpose can be viewed click here: |
Planning ApplicationsHere is the current list of all known pending applications for the Drumoak area. If you require more information you will need to visit the Aberdeenshire Council website and type in the search bar planning, or you can just click on the list below for all ongoing applications already submitted. If you are specific and type in your area of interest you will find the documents you may be seeking.
Updated - 9 February 2016
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