Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 2005 (SND, online supplement).
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GAMRIE, n. Local name for the village of Gardenstown, Banffshire.Sc. 2003 Aberdeen Evening Express 6 Oct 2:
Police today appealed for information about two vehicles stolen at the weekend. Thieves made off in a white Ford transit van from a farm building in Gamrie between 11pm on Friday and 11am on Saturday.Sc. 2004 Press and Journal 30 Aug 3:
The mixed summer weather had an adverse effect on the number of exhibits at the annual flower show at Gardenstown on Saturday ... Show committee president John French, Gamrie, took the Gillieson Cup for the best horticultural entry.
