Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Charters-Chest

Charters-Chest, a recess in the steep slope of Craig Cluny, in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, on the S side of the Dee, 1½ mile E of Castleton. It got its name from its being the depository of the Invercauld title-deeds during the rebellion of 1715.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

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Feature Description: "a recess"   (ADL Feature Type: "valleys")
Administrative units: Aberdeenshire ScoCnty

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