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London, markets being held at frequent intervals. It also contains the workshops of the Great North of Scotland railway. Inverurie belongs to the See also:

ELGIN

Elgin See also:

DISTRICT

district See also:

GROUP

group of See also:

PARLIAMENTARY

parliamentary burghs. At Harlaw, about 3 M. to the N.W., was fought in 1411 the great See also:

BATTLE

battle between Donald, See also:

lord of the Isles, and the royal forces under the See also:

EARL

earl of See also:

Mar. Not far from the See also:

SCENE (Fr. scene, Lat. scaena, Gr. oflvil, a tent or booth, a stage or scene)

scene of this conflict stands Balquhain See also:

Castle, a seat of the Leslies, now a See also:

mere See also:

shell, which was occupied by See also:

Queen See also:

Mary in See also:

SEPTEMBER (Lat. septem, seven)

September 1562 before the fight at Corrichie between her forces, led by the earl of See also:

MORAY

Moray, and those of the earl of See also:

Huntly. The See also:

GRANITE (adapted from the Ital. granite, grained; Lat. granum, grain)

granite See also:

block from which she is said to have viewed the combat is still called the Queen's See also:

CHAIR (in. Mid. Eng. chcere, through O. Fr. chaire or chaiere, from Lat. cathedra, later caledra, Gr. xaOi3pa, seat, cf. "cathedral"; the modern Fr. form chaise, a chair, has been adopted in English with a particular meaning as a form of carriage; chaire

Chair or the See also:

MAIDEN, or MAID

Maiden See also:

Stone. Near Bennachie (1619 ft.) are stone circles and monoliths supposed to be of Druidical origin. There is a See also:

BRANCH (from the Fr. branche, late Lat. branca, an animal's paw)

branch See also:

LINE

line from Inverurie to Old Meldrum, 5 m. to the N.E. by rail, a See also:

MARKET (Lat. mercatus, trade or place of trade)

market town with a See also:

CHARTER (Lat. charta, carta, from Gr. Xap-rns, originally for papyrus, material for writing, thence transferred to paper and from this material to the document, in O. Eng. boc, book)

charter dating from 1672, where See also:

BREWING

brewing and distilling are carried on.

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