Which tartan for MacClive?

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Gamrie is also known as Gardenstown, and is only 15 miles from Fraserburgh. It's a pretty little fishing village on the north east coast.

I'm no expert but I believe a lot of highlanders moved to the lowlands and also into the fishing industry during the 19th century as a result of the clearances and the industrial revolution. Many of those cleared were forced to move to the coast and take up fishing as an alternative to working their old lands. Once in the fishing industry they were particularly mobile and I'm guessing many relocated around Scotland and further afield as a result.

I know none of this helps you trace exactly where your ancestors originated from, I'm just suggesting how a highlander might have ended up working in a coastal Aberdeenshire village.

Good luck with your search!