boarders slept in dormitories in the main school building, although for a period senior boys were accommodated in the neighbouring glebe house. dormitories were originally given simple topographical names but were later renamed with an ornithological theme. the boys' dorms included: tower (which became buzzard), south (eagle), east (harrier). the girls' dorms were: side (lapwing), middle (heron), back (plover). the dormitories in glebe house were given local place names: cairnie, cabrach, botriphinie.