Arnage, Aberdeenshire

Arnage is a small village in Aberdeenshire.[1] It is located to the north of Ellon.

New Arc Wildlife Rescue is a wildlife rescue centre located in Arnage.[2] After centuries of ownership by the Cheyne and Ross families, it was bought by Donald Charles Stewart in 1937.[3]

History

Arnage Castle is a tower house castle that dates in part to the late 16th century.[4][5] It is Category B listed and was remodelled in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.[5] The castle was owned by the Cheynes family and then by the Rosses of Auchlossan from 1702.[5]

Education

Arnage has a primary school in the village.[6]

Transport

Arnage railway station was a railway station that served the area on the Formartine and Buchan Railway. It opened 1865 but closed in 1965.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Gazetteer of British Place Names". Gazetteer of British Place Names. Retrieved 2025-12-28.
  2. ^ "Home". The New Arc Wildlife Rescue. Retrieved 2025-12-28.
  3. ^ https://www.francisfrith.com/ellon/arnage-castle-ellon_memory-77801
  4. ^ "Arnage Castle". trove.scot. 1973-03-01. Retrieved 2025-12-28.
  5. ^ a b c "ARNAGE CASTLE (LB9114)". Home. 1948-07-01. Retrieved 2025-12-28.
  6. ^ "Arnage School". Arnage School. Retrieved 2025-12-28.
  7. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 53. OCLC 931112387.
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