Udny Green
Udny Green (Scottish Gaelic: Olldanaidh; Doric: Widnie Green) is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, located immediately south-west of Pitmedden.[1] It forms part of the parish of Udny, along with the nearby settlement of Udny Station.
History
[edit]Considered the last family jester of Scotland, Jamie Fleeman or Fleming (1713–1778) about 1734 was employed by the Laird of Udny. There were a number of annedotes printed about Fleeman, and in 1859, John B. Pratt published a set of stories that may have been related to Fleeman: The life and death of Jamie Fleeman, the Laird of Udny's fool.[2]
On 22 September 1943, the Royal Engineers were called out to Udny Castle to investigate reports of an unexploded bomb. It was subsequently identified as a "flash bomb" used by the Luftwaffe at night to illuminate areas for navigation or photographic purposes.[citation needed]
Village
[edit]The now-deconsecrated Udny Parish Church stands beside the village green, with the old kirkyard and Udny Mort House on the opposite side.[3]
Notable persons
[edit]- James Anderson of Hermiston (1739–1808), agriculturist, journalist, and economist. Managed lands of the Udny family.
- Mary Garson (1921–2007), psychologist and later nun. Born in the village.
- James Melvin (1795–1853), scholar of Latin. Briefly taught at private school in area.
- James Outram (1803–1863), army officer who served in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Schooled in Udny.
See also
[edit]- Clan Udny
- Formartine community area
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ "Udny Green". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
- ^ "The life and death of Jamie Fleeman : the Laird of Udny's fool" (PDF). National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ^ "Udny Parish Community action plan 2012" (PDF). Formartine Partnership. Aberdeenshire Community Planning Partnership. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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57°19′41″N 2°12′0″W / 57.32806°N 2.20000°W
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