| Administrative History | Ellon District comprised the parishes of: Cruden, Ellon, Foveran, Logie-Buchan, Methlick, Slains, Tarves, Udny.
In 1947 Ellon District Council requested Special Scavenging Districts in all the following places:
i. Longhaven
ii. North Haven
iii. Bullers of Buchan
iv. Whinnyfold
v. Auchmacoy
vi. Craighall
vii. Tipperty
viii. Foveran
ix. Cultercullen
x. Udny Station
xi. Udny Green
xii. Craigdam
xiii. Barthol Chapel
xiv. Methlick
This stimulated Aberdeen County Council into investigating the possibility of a County scheme for scavenging in the landward areas. Deer District Council had centralised theirs, and offered to cleanse Ellon as a contract, but the County Council rejected this. However, they began to look into the idea of centralising the Districts as regards scavenging and began to discuss setting up Ellon and Garioch as centralised districts. This meant that any area wanting to set themselves up as an Special Scavenging District around this time had the decision deferred pending the County Council's discussions. |