Townhead of Aber
Introduction
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Townhead of Aber
Image: © Lairich Rig Taken: 19 Apr 2013
In his booklet "Off the Main Road" (1976), I M M MacPhail wrote about the Townhead of Aber, and its pillar-box, which seemed "quaintly out of place in its rural setting". It presumably stood here, where there is now a more modest postbox. MacPhail also notes that few houses in Aber are contiguous with one another, but that the Townhead was regarded as a central point. The name Townhead of Aber can be seen on the first-edition OS map (surveyed in 1860), and appears on subsequent OS maps until around 1960. See also Image, where part of the same area is visible in the left foreground. That item also comments on the name Aber itself.
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Image Location
Latitude
56.051118
Longitude
-4.530977