Old Rayne

Old Rayne Scottish Gaelic: Raon
Old Rayne
Old Rayne shown within Aberdeenshire
OS grid reference	NJ675284
Council area	Aberdeenshire
Lieutenancy area	Aberdeenshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	INSCH
Postcode district	AB52 6
Dialling code	01464

Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish

EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Gordon
Scottish Parliament	Aberdeenshire West

Old Rayne is a small village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately 9 miles north west of Inverurie and 14 miles south east of Huntly along the A96 road.

Geography

Old Rayne is bordered by the River Ury

Etymology

The word "Rayne" comes from the Scottish Gaelic Raon meaning a field of good ground. In the area around Old Rayne are other settlements including Kirton of Rayne, Rayne North and Potts of Rayne.

History

Once a burgh of barony, Old Rayne has a 17th-century mercat cross ("market cross"). In days gone by this served as a meeting place for farm workers looking for employment. The bishops of Aberdeen who owned the parish of Rayne once held residence.

Lourin Fair and ORCA

The village hosts Lourin Fair, a traditional country fair dating back some 500 years, held annually on the third Saturday in August.

Lourin Fair is well attended and quite unusual including traditional elements such as Clydesdale Horse competition/parade; bothy concert; pipe band; It's a knockout; homecraft & produce competition; demonstrations; traditional children's games; vintage vehicles and tea/coffee with "fancy pieces"

The fair is organised by the Old Rayne Community Association, (ORCA) a registered charity raising funds for community projects; the upkeep of the village hall and supporting local organisations including Toddlers; Playgroup; Scouts; Bowling and Ospreys football.

Old Rayne and ORCA website

Language

Old Rayne natives speak the Aberdeenshire Doric dialect of Scots.

Religion

The nearest church is Rayne Church, Church of Scotland. The parish is "Culsalmond and Rayne linked with Daviot".

Education

Old Rayne Primary School in 2005

There is one primary school, located centrally in the village, with the associated secondary school Meldrum Academy, a short bus journey away to Oldmeldrum.

Old Rayne Primary School
Meldrum Academy

Sources

Old Rayne in the Gazetteer for Scotland.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Old Rayne.

Settlements and places of interest in Garioch, Aberdeenshire
Primary settlements	Blackburn Insch Inverurie Kemnay Kintore Newmachar Westhill
Other settlements	Auchleven Blairdaff Colpy Daviot Dunecht Echt Elrick Garlogie Hatton of Fintray Kinmuck Old Rayne Oyne Pitcaple Sauchen Skene
Places of interest	Bennachie Chapel of Garioch Castle Fraser Dunnideer Maiden Stone

Areas and primary settlements in Aberdeenshire (see also: Aberdeen City)
in Banff and Buchan	Aberchirder Banff Fraserburgh Gardenstown Inverallochy and Cairnbulg Macduff Portsoy Rosehearty Sandhaven Whitehills
in Buchan	Boddam Crimond Cruden Bay Fetterangus Hatton Longside Maud Mintlaw New Deer New Pitsligo Peterhead St Combs St Fergus Strichen Stuartfield
in Formartine	Balmedie Cuminestown Ellon Fyvie Newburgh Oldmeldrum Pitmedden Potterton Rothienorman Tarves Turriff
in Garioch	Blackburn Insch Inverurie Kemnay Kintore Newmachar Westhill
in Kincardine and Mearns	Drumoak Fettercairn Gourdon Inverbervie Johnshaven Laurencekirk Newtonhill Portlethen St Cyrus Stonehaven
in Marr	Aboyne Alford Ballater Banchory Braemar Huntly Lumphanan Tarland Torphins

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