Inverbervie is a small town in Scotland, United Kingdom. It is located on the Aberdeenshire coast south of Stonehaven. Travel guide to Scotland from Wikitravel Transport in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history Caledonia List of not fully sovereign nations Subdivisions of Scotland National parks (Scotland) Traditional music of Scotland Flower of Scotland Wars of Scottish Independence National Trust for Scotland Historic houses in Scotland Castles in Scotland Museums in... Aberdeenshire can refer to two local authorities in Scotland with this name. ... Dunnottar Castle Location within the British Isles. ...
Its name derives from Inbhir Beirbhe meaning "Mouth of the River Bervie in Scottish Gaelic. Note: This page contains phonetic information presented in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) using Unicode. ...
Inverbervie, often more simply known as Bervie, lies on a raised beach behind Bervie Bay, just to the south of where the River Bervie flows into the North Sea.
Inverbervie played no great role in Scotland's turbulent history over the next few centuries, though it is interesting to note that over this period a grand total of seven mansions or castles were built within 3 miles of the village.
Hercules Linton, the designer of the Cutty Sark, was born in Inverbervie in 1837 in a house overlooking the Mercat Cross.
In 1291 there is mention of a lease of land at Bervie by Robert de Bruce, Lord of Annandale, to John de Stirling of Moray.
Their Friary at Inverbervie was established in 1443 and is said to have been in the vicinity of Market Square, Cowgate and School Wynd.
The Linton Memorial, near the Bridge, was erected by the Town Council and the Cutty Sark Society in 1969 to commemorate the life and work of Hercules Linton, designer of the clipper ship, Cutty Sark, who was born in Inverbervie in 1836 and died here in 1900.
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