WARD-THE, a village, in the parish of Crudkn,
district of Ellon, county of Aberdeen; containing
113 inhabitants. This small fishing-village is situated
on the coast, and is the eastern boundary of the bay of
Ardendraught, which extends about two miles along the
shore, ai.d has a fine beach of sand. There are two
other fishing- villages in the parish; and near Ward is a
salmon-fishery. Vessels occasionally land coal and lime
here; but the place is only accessible to them in temperate
weather.