province of Mar

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The province of Mar was a historic region in northeastern Scotland, traditionally associated with the Earldom of Mar and centered around parts of modern Aberdeenshire.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
province of Mar canonical 2
Province of Mar 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic province
historic region of Scotland
associatedWith Earldom of Mar
borderedBy province of Angus
province of Atholl
linked to: Province of Atholl

province of Buchan
province of Strathbogie
linked to: Strathbogie
centeredOn modern Aberdeenshire
containsEstate Mar Lodge Estate
containsFeature Cairngorms
Grampian Mountains
River Dee
River Don
containsProtectedArea Cairngorms National Park (part)
country Scotland
governedBy Earls of Mar
hasArchaeologicalSite Pictish symbol stones
prehistoric stone circles
hasCapitalOrChiefPlace Kildrummy (traditional seat of the Earls of Mar)
linked to: Kildrummy Castle
hasCulturalAssociation Highland games at Braemar
hasEconomicActivity arable farming
forestry
hunting and deer stalking
pastoral farming
tourism
hasHistoricalPeriod Middle Ages
early modern period
hasHistoricBuilding Braemar Castle
Crathes Castle
Drum Castle
Kildrummy Castle
hasLanguageHistoricallySpoken Scots
Scottish Gaelic
hasNotableSettlement Aboyne
Ballater
Banchory
Braemar
hasReligiousHistory early Christian church sites
historicallyPartOf Pictish territories
historicalStatus no longer an administrative unit
laterPartOf Kingdom of Scotland
locatedIn northeastern Scotland
namedAfter Earldom of Mar
overlapsWith Deeside
Donside
partiallyLocatedIn Aberdeenshire
traditionalRegionOf Scotland

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Earl of Mar governed province of Mar
Earls of Mar governedTerritory province of Mar
Province of Moray hasBorderWith Province of Mar
linked to: province of Mar