Cammachmore

Cammachmore (Gaelic "An Camach Mòr") is a hamlet in the coastal region near the North Sea in Aberdeenshire. [United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map Landranger 45, Stonehaven and Banchory, 1:50,000 scale, 2004] It lies slightly west of the A90 road and the ancient Causey Mounth passes through the community. Historic Elsick House is situated due west of Cammachmore. Other nearby historic features include Gillybrands, Saint Ternan's Church, Muchalls Castle and the Lairhillock Inn.

History

Cammachmore is situated along the ancient Causey Mounth trackway, which road was constructed on high ground to make passable this only available medieval route from coastal points south from Stonehaven to Aberdeen. This ancient passage specifically connected the River Dee crossing (where the present Bridge of Dee is situated) via Portlethen Moss, Muchalls Castle and Stonehaven to the south. [ [http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=17932 C.Michael Hogan, "Causey Mounth", Megalithic Portal, ed. by A. Burnham, Nov 3, 2007] ] The route was that taken by William Keith, 7th Earl Marischal and the Marquess of Montrose when they led a Covenanter army of 9000 men in the battle of the Civil War in 1639. [Archibald Watt, "Highways and Byways around Kincardineshire", Stonehaven Heritage Society (1985)]

From the industrial era of the 19th century there are some relics of old manufacturing equipment such as a circular-section brick chimney on a square stone base, serving a small single-storey engine and boiler house at an old smithy in Cammachmore. [John R. Hume, "The Industrial Archaeology of Scotland", 1977, Maclean-Hunter Press]

ee also

*Burn of Elsick
*Newtonhill
*Old Bourtreebush
*Portlethen Moss

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