Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Cairnbanno

Cairnbanno, a hamlet, with a public school, in New Deer parish, Aberdeenshire. The school was a Madras one: passed to jointly the parochial boards of New Deer, Monquhitter, and Millbrex; and, with accommodation for 164 children, had (1879) an average attendance of 97, and a grant of £71, 6s.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a hamlet, with a public school"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: New Deer ScoP       Aberdeenshire ScoCnty
Place: Cairnbanno

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