Forvie
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Forvie was a village in what is now the Forvie National Nature Reserve
, located at the modern location of Rockend some fourteen miles north of Aberdeen
. It was one of several settlements in north-east Scotland that have been overcome by sand dunes.
There are visible remains of the 12th century church of St Adamnan and other remains were found by a survey in the 1950s. Little is known of the village, which is believed to have been abandoned during the 15th century. There are records, however, of good oats harvests.
Sands of Forvie
The Sands of Forvie is a nature reserve north of Newburgh in Aberdeenshire in the northeast of Scotland. Forvie National Nature Reserve has the fifth largest sand dune system in Britain, and the least disturbed by human activity. The dune system is an integral part of the Ythan Estuary and...
, located at the modern location of Rockend some fourteen miles north of Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
. It was one of several settlements in north-east Scotland that have been overcome by sand dunes.
There are visible remains of the 12th century church of St Adamnan and other remains were found by a survey in the 1950s. Little is known of the village, which is believed to have been abandoned during the 15th century. There are records, however, of good oats harvests.