{"product_id":"old-strichen-new-leeds-pitsligo","title":"Old Strichen, New Leeds \u0026 Pitsligo by Donna M Donald","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book features the 18th century planned villages of New Pitsligo (where our shop is located!), Strichen and New Leeds. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese villages\u003cspan\u003e in the ancient kingdom of Buchan in the north east of Scotland are prime examples of planned communities, laid out in straight rows by forward-looking land owners when the cottage industries of weaving and dying cloth were booming. Lacemaking was also a big industry in New Pitsligo - which still has a lace making club today. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNowadays, they are peaceful villages and thriving communities connected to the nearby towns of Fraserburgh \u0026amp; Peterhead, as well as the city of Aberdeen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book is filled with photographs of a bygone age, though if you visit, you'll see many of the buildings featured in this book are still in existence today, though many have been repurposed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor those interested in more ancient landmarks there are many stone-age relics, standing stones and stone circles in the wooded areas around Strichen parish while the peatscrapes close to New Pitsligo are impressive in their scope.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lomand Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54842730709325,"sku":"47348","price":8.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/6102\/8685\/files\/OldStrichen.jpg?v=1790421369","url":"https:\/\/stellargifts.co.uk\/products\/old-strichen-new-leeds-pitsligo","provider":"Stellar Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}