Peterculter

About south west of Peterculter 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 sat. 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…

High on the steep bank of the Culter Burn, near the western edge of the settlement, stands a kilted figure holding a broadsword and targe, representing Rob Roy MacGregor. According to local tradition, Rob Roy is said to have leapt across the burn at this point while fleeing Hanoverian troops, although the story is unlikely to have a firm historical basis and may instead relate to the outlaw Gilderoy. The original statue is thought to have been adapted from a ship’s figurehead, and was replaced in 2017 by a resin effigy wearing ancient MacGregor tartan. Due to its nearness to Aberdeen City and being only about from the Cairngorm National Park , Culter is a base for tourists. In the town…