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Burnbanks Village near Aberdeen has been in existence for over 200 years but from the 1950s onwards, it lay in various stages of dereliction and was finally abandoned in the early 1980s leaving shattered ruins and roofless shells. It was resurrected in 1992 and thirty years later, it is now fantastic place to live with a deep community spirit.

In 2021 local resident Joe McLeod published a book detailing the history of Burnbanks Village.   

Stories about the hard day-to-day struggles in the old village, shipwrecks, sudden and accidental deaths, an alarming amount of suicides, a heart-breaking incidence of cholera, casualties of war. Births, marriages and deaths. Villainy, thefts, assaults, fights, and bigamy.   

Alongside the often darker history of the village there are the many human stories of families living healthy and happy lives, although in basic conditions. 

This history includes stories from Burnbanks villagers past and present, including several from the era before the village fell derelict and many who now live around the globe.