Woodhead, Aberdeenshire

Woodhead of Fyvie, often simply called "Woodhead", is an inland hamlet in Formartine, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, that lies to the east of Fyvie near the upper River Ythan. It is believed to have been an ancient royal burgh, as evidenced by the 1723 record of a "stone tolbooth and a stone cross" and a 1765 map showing a large community and mercat cross, whilst Fyvie "was but a huddle of houses at Peterswell".[1]

Woodhead of Fyvie
Woodhead Chapel
Woodhead of Fyvie is located in Aberdeenshire
Woodhead of Fyvie
Woodhead of Fyvie
Location within Aberdeenshire
OS grid referenceNJ790384
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTURRIFF
Postcode districtAB53
Dialling code01651
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Scotland
57°26′10″N 2°21′00″W / 57.436°N 2.350°W / 57.436; -2.350

A house called Woodhead Tolbooth, dating to the 18th century, contains masonry reused from an earlier building.[1]

All Saints' Episcopal Church (also known as Woodhead Chapel), 1849, was built by John Henderson. Its spire was added in 1870 by James Matthews. The manse, 1844, is also the work of Henderson.[1]

Fetterletter Farm, of the late 18th century, contains within its grounds two disused, cylindrical thatched dovecotes.[1][2]

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Bibliography edit

  • McKean, Charles (1990), Banff & Buchan, Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland, ISBN 978-1-85158-231-0