Drumoak
Sign in to savethumb|Drumoak and district bowling green Drumoak (, , ) is a village situated between Peterculter and Banchory in North Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, which is classified as a town by the Understanding Scottish Places programme. Drumoak is near the River Dee, with Park Bridge, named for the local Park Estate, being a local crossing; Park Estate, was formerly owned by the railway engineer Sir Robert Williams; Sir Robert is interred at Drumoak.
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- UK place.country
- Scotland
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- Drumoak
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- Druim M'Aodhaig
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- ()
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- NO7999
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- Aberdeenshire
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- Aberdeenshire
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
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- Aberdeenshire West
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- AB
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- Drumoak village.jpg
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- 250px
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- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- +950
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
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- Drumoak village.jpg
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thumb|Drumoak and district bowling green Drumoak (, , ) is a village situated between Peterculter and Banchory in North Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, which is classified as a town by the Understanding Scottish Places programme. Drumoak is near the River Dee, with Park Bridge, named for the local Park Estate, being a local crossing; Park Estate, was formerly owned by the railway engineer Sir Robert Williams; Sir Robert is interred at Drumoak.
There is a church, small shop (located in Park), bowling green and the, now demolished, Irvine Arms restaurant pub (aptly named after the family that owned the 13th century Drum Castle). Drum Castle is run by the National Trust for Scotland and is open to visitors. Relics and portraits of the Irvine family are kept here, and it was conferred by Robert the Bruce onto William de Irvine. There are a number of housing developments progressing; a new primary school and nursery with over 100 pupils serves Drumoak. The Dee River gravels also attract gravel extraction on both sides of the river.