Look out for thousands more burial records from Deceased Online's Aberdeenshire Collection By the end of Friday 2nd May, the Deceased Online database will hold over 75,000 burial records from Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland. All the burial grounds from this collection are managed by Aberdeenshire Council . The magnificent 17th century Craigievar Castle lies close to the village of Alford, which features in the latest release Aberdeenshire is a large county, covering 8% of Scotland's land mass, and is steeped in history. The parishes covered in the new release are predominantly rural, with a number, such as Alford, Udny and Cluny, lying in the shadows of great castles. Unfortunately, neighbouring Towie Castle now lies in ruins. Auchindoir, which features in the latest records, takes its name from the Gaelic Auehindoir , or 'field of the chase'. This is associated with the flight of Macbeth's successor, Lulach, who is believed to have run thr...