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The village of Monymusk in Aberdeenshire is arguably most famous for the Monymusk Reliquary - a small wooden box covered in copper alloy and silver that is said to have contained a relic of St Columba. The reliquary was held by the Grants of Monymusk for over two centuries, and is now an important part of the National Museums Scotland's collection.

Although the village was erected a burgh of barony in the 16th century, the village today was planned and laid out by Sir Archibald Grant in the 1720s. The village was almost entirely rebuilt in the 19th century.

The Grants of Monymusk held many large maps of their estates, dating from the 18th and 19th centuries. Although many of the originals are now held by the National Archives of Scotland, copies are on display in Monymusk. Photographic copies are also held by RCAHMS. It is these maps that inspired a project in Monymusk Primary School whereby the pupils created their own map of the village.

Monymusk Map

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The Monymusk Map

Press Release prepared by Monymusk Primary School

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Map

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Map guide

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Making the Monymusk Map

Map giving ceremony

RCAHMS Images of Monymusk