Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Vat

Vat, a cave and a burn in Glenmuick parish, Aberdeenshire. The cave, opening vertically, and shaped somewhat like a vat, was a retreat of the famons freebooter Gilderoy. The burn traverses the cave, augmenting its romantic appearance, and passes into the W end of Loch Kinord.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a cave and a burn"   (ADL Feature Type: "caves")
Administrative units: Glenmuick Tullich and Glencairn ScoP       Aberdeenshire ScoCnty

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