Peterculter
Coordinates: 57°05′49″N 2°15′57″W / 57.09700°N 2.26570°W
| Peterculter | |
| Scottish Gaelic: Cultair | |
 Peterculter
Peterculter shown within the City of Aberdeen |
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| Population | 4,320 (2004)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | NJ840007 |
| Council area | City of Aberdeen |
| Lieutenancy area | Aberdeen |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PETERCULTER |
| Postcode district | AB14 0xx |
| Dialling code | 01224 |
| Police | Grampian |
| Fire | Grampian |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Aberdeen South |
| Scottish Parliament | Aberdeen South |
| List of places: UK • Scotland • Aberdeen | |
Peterculter 
i/ˌpiːtərˈkuːtər/, also known as Culter, is a suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland approximately eight miles inland from Aberdeen city centre.[2] Peterculter is situated along the northern banks of the River Dee in the vicinity of the confluences with Crynoch Burn and Leuchar Burn. Although originally a separate entity, following the 1996 Scottish council boundary changes it is now part of the City of Aberdeen.
The latter part of the name is said to be derived from the Gaelic compound word "Cul-tir", which signifies the back part of the country, and would correctly apply to a considerable portion of the land on both sides of the Dee.
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[edit] History
Approximately one mile south west of the Peterculter, near Peterculter Golf Club is the site of the Roman marching camp at Normandykes.
King William the Lion bestowed the church of Kulter, “iuxta Abirdene”, upon the Abbey and monks of St Mary of Kelso, about 1165–1199. The gift was afterwards confirmed by Mathew, Bishop of Aberdeen, within whose diocese the church was situated.
Alan of Soltre, chaplain, who had probably been an ecclesiastic of the hospital, or monastery of Soutra, in Lothian, was presented by the Abbot of Kelso, to the vicarage of the church of Culter, 1239–1240.
In 1287–1288, an agreement was made between the Abbot and Convent of Kelso and the brotherhood of the Knights of Jerusalem, regarding the Templars’ lands of Blairs and Kincolsi (Kincousie), on the south side of the Dee, by which a chapel, erected by the Templars at their house of Culter, was recognised as a church, with parochial rights, for the inhabitants of the said lands. It was this agreement that changed the existing parish of Culter into two separate parishes with two separate names, the other being Maryculter.
[edit] Attractions
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Situated high up on the steep, rocky bank of the Culter Burn near the western exit of the village is a colourful and well-tended kilted wooden figure holding a broadsword and targe (shield) that represents Rob Roy Macgregor, who according to local legend leapt across the stream at that point to escape pursuing Hanoverian troops. (Given the width of the stream there, the story - which has its local variants in many different parts of Scotland - is unlikely to have much basis in fact, but that merely adds to its charm.) The original version of the statue is thought to have been a modified ship's figurehead.
Due to its proximity to Aberdeen City and being only around thirty miles from the Cairngorm National Park, Culter is a logical base for tourists. In the town itself there are chances of many local walks, including its connection to the Deeside Way at the site of the former Culter railway station.
For sport, there is Peterculter Golf Club and Culter Sports Centre. Each year, on the last Saturday in May is the Culter Gala, in the main playing field of the village; This event attracts hundreds of people.
[edit] Education
Culter School is a primary school in Peterculter dating from 1896.[3]
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files1/stats/04mid-year-estimates-settlements-table1.pdf gro-scotland.gov.uk
- ^ United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map, Landranger 45, Stonehaven and Banchory, 1:50000 scale (2004)
- ^ Early history of Peterculter
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