Derelict farm buildings, Newmachar
Introduction
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Derelict farm buildings, Newmachar
Image: © Bill Harrison Taken: 13 Mar 2021
This was once part of the hamlet of Reisque, but now forms the boundary of Newmachar village. Reisque or Risque means 'wet or soft mossy ground covered with coarse grass' according to Celtic Placenames in Aberdeenshire by John Milne.
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Image Location
Latitude
57.270232
Longitude
-2.194317
