Birse
title: "Birse" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-aberdeenshire", "parishes-in-aberdeenshire"] topic_path: "general/villages-in-aberdeenshire" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birse" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | Scotland |
| coordinates | |
| official_name | Birse |
| unitary_scotland | Aberdeenshire |
| lieutenancy_scotland | Aberdeenshire |
| constituency_westminster | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine |
| constituency_scottish_parliament | Aberdeenshire West |
| os_grid_reference | NO5597 |
| :: |
|country = Scotland |static_image = |static_image_caption= |coordinates = |official_name =Birse |population = |shire_district= |unitary_scotland= Aberdeenshire |lieutenancy_scotland= Aberdeenshire |region= |constituency_westminster= West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine |constituency_scottish_parliament= Aberdeenshire West |post_town= |postcode_district = |postcode_area= |dial_code= |os_grid_reference= NO5597 Birse () is a parish in the Lower Deeside area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, which includes the communities of Finzean and Ballogie. However the name Birse is often used to refer only to the northwestern part of the parish which lies on the south side of the River Dee, Aberdeenshire, opposite the village of Aboyne. The south-west part of the parish is a sparsely populated upland area known as the Forest of Birse, which gives its name to one of the houses at Aboyne Academy.
Etymology and name
The name Birse was recorded in 1157 as Brass. The origin of the name is uncertain, although toponymist Simon Taylor has suggested derivation from a possible Pictish cognate of the Welsh adjective bras, in names meaning "bulky, large, fertile". However, place-names rarely consist of simplex adjectives.
History
1963 Vulcan crash
On 12 June 1963 at 11.15am Avro Vulcan XH477 crashed of 50 Sqn at RAF Waddington. The Vulcan had taken off from RAF Coningsby.
It was found on Wednesday 12 June 1963 at 9pm, at 2000 ft, on St Colms mountain. An RAF helicopter from RAF Leuchars had searched.
Images
Image:Housing development in Birse village.jpg|New houses in Birse
References
References
- "Pictish Place-names in the North-East".
- [https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/55322 1964 Vulcan crash]
- ''Lincolnshire Echo'' Saturday 15 June 1963, page 1
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