A topographical dictionary of Scotland, comprising the several counties, islands, cities, burgh and market towns, parishes, and principal villages, with historical and statistical descriptions: embellished with engravings of the seals and arms of the different burghs and universities . ate of 11*8 is stillextant, by which the earl granted the church of Inverury,•with several others, to the abbey of Lindores. Duringthe wars with England in the reign of Edward I., RobertBruce, who had removed to this place from Sliach, inStrathbogie, in a state of ill health, was attacked by theEnglish army unde
A topographical dictionary of Scotland, comprising the several counties, islands, cities, burgh and market towns, parishes, and principal villages, with historical and statistical descriptions: embellished with engravings of the seals and arms of the different burghs and universities . ate of 11*8 is stillextant, by which the earl granted the church of Inverury,•with several others, to the abbey of Lindores. Duringthe wars with England in the reign of Edward I., RobertBruce, who had removed to this place from Sliach, inStrathbogie, in a state of ill health, was attacked by theEnglish army under Cumyn, over whom he obtained asignal victory, in acknowledgment of which he erectedthe town of Inverury into a royal burgh. In 1745, abattle occurred here between the forces of the Pretenderand the Macleods, the latter of whom Lord Loudon hadsent from the north, with a body of men, to relieve thecity of Aberdeen, at that time in the possession of therebels, who had imposed upon the inhabitants a tributeof £1000. The Macleods, on their arrival at this place,were attacked by Lord Lewis Gordon, who, with a forceof 1200 men, crossing the river Dry, surprised anddefeated them : there was, however, a sharp encounter,in which many were killed and taken prisoners on bothsides. 599. The TOWN consists of irregularly built and detachedhouses, scattered along the turnpike-road from Huntlyto Aberdeen. From the difficulty of access previouslyto the existence of the bridge over the Don, which wasbuilt at a cost of £2000 in 1791,the place was not muchmore than an obscure village, and had neither any ma-nufacture nor trade. Upon that event, however, itbecame of some little importance. The construction ofthe Aberdeen and Inverury canal, which was completedin IS07, at a cost of £44,000, gave an additional impulseto its trade ; and the subsequent erection of three bridgesat different points on the river Ury has supplied all thatwas wanting to its prosperity in respect to means ofcommunicati
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