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D. Urquhart, Published [No date: circa 1990]. Wraps, 64 pp.; 21 cm; illustrated with black-and-white photographs and drawings.
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In very good condition. Glossy white paper covers with black lettering and illustrations on front. Light surface and edge wear; binding sound (staple bound); interior pages clean and unmarked.History of Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, known locally as "The Broch," from prehistoric and Celtic origins through the 19th century. Based on the earliest surviving records of the town, principally the Court Books of the Barony of Philorth and the Minutes of the Kirk Session up to 1820, written as a contribution to the quatercentenary in 1992 of the charter that gave Fraserburgh its name, confirmed its status and privileges as a burgh and free port, and conferred authority to found a university. Supplements John Cranna's "Fraserburgh Past and Present" (1914). David D. Murison was born in Fraserburgh and educated at Aberdeen and Cambridge Universities; he served as editor of the Scottish National Dictionary from 1946 to 1976 and was Lecturer in Scottish Language at the four senior Scottish Universities.