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| Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire (, ) is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland.In the present day Aberdeenshire does not include Aberdeen City which is a Council Area in its own right. However, Aberdeenshire Council does have its headquarters at Woodhill House, in Aberdeen; the only Scottish council whose headquarters are based outwith its area's border. Aberdeenshire borders Angus and Perth and Kinross to the south, and Highland and Moray to the west. Aberdeenshire | |
| Arbroath Arbroath or Aberbrothock () is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the council area of Angus in Scotland, and has a population of 22,785. Arbroath | |
| Stonehaven Stonehaven (Scots:Steenhive; Scottish Gaelic:Cala na Creige ) is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies on Scotland's northeast coast and had a population of 9,577 in 2001 census. Stonehave, county town of Kincardineshire, grew around an Iron Age fishing village, now the "Auld Toon" ("old town"), and expanded inland from the Seaside. As late as the 16th century, old maps indicate the town was called Stonehyve or Stonehive. Stonehaven | |
| Fraserburgh Fraserburgh (Scots:The Broch) is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland with a population recorded in the 2001 Census at 12,454. It lies at the extreme northeast corner of Aberdeenshire, around north of Aberdeen, and north of Peterhead. It is the largest shellfish port in Europe and a major white fish port and busy commercial harbour. Fraserburgh | |
| Lost, Aberdeenshire Lost (Lòsda in Scottish Gaelic); populationhamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies 40 miles west of Aberdeen in the Cairngorm mountains. The hamlet is situated near the village of Bellabeg where the Water of Nochty feeds into the River Don. Despite its small population, the people of Lost are famed for their strength and honour .The name comes from the Gaelic word for inn (taigh òsda); today the hamlet has a few houses, a war memorial and a farm. Lost,_Aberdeenshire | |
| Westhill, Aberdeenshire Westhill is a large village located in the Scottish county of Aberdeenshire, approximately 7.5 miles due west of the city of Aberdeen, of which it is largely considered to be a suburb of. Westhill,_Aberdeenshire | |
| Ellon, Aberdeenshire Ellon is a sizeable town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately north of Aberdeen, lying on the River Ythan (pronounced eye-than) which has one of the few undeveloped river estuaries on the Eastern coast of Scotland. It is in the ancient region of Formartine. Ellon,_Aberdeenshire | |
| Aberdeenshire Talk:Aberdeenshire | |
| Kintore, Aberdeenshire Kintore (Gaelic:Ceann Tòrr) is a town and former royal burgh near Inverurie in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, now bypassed by the A96 road between Aberdeen and Inverness. The name Kintore comes from the Gaelic, Ceann-an-torr. Ceann means the head, or the end, and Torr means a round hill. So the name signifies that the town was at the head or end of a round hill. This probably refers to Tuach Hill to the south of the town. Kintore,_Aberdeenshire | |
| Gardenstown Gardenstown is a small village near Banff in Aberdeenshire, Northeast Scotland. It is known locally as 'Gamrie', from the name of the parish in which it stands. Gardenstown was founded in 1720 by Alexander Garden as a coastal fishing village. Nearby are the remains of the Church of St John the Evangelist which was built in 1513, and celebrates the defeat of the Danes at this site in 1004 in the 'Battle of the Bloody Pits'. Gardenstown | |
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| Recumbent stone circles Recumbent stone circles are a variation on the more familiar standard stone circles found throughout the British Isles and Brittany. The recumbent circle is a form peculiar to the north east of Scotland. Recumbent stone circles date back to approx 3000 BC.A recumbent circle is formed principally of a ring of stones, like all other stone circles; however, there is one, large recumbent stone laid on its side, usually flanked by the two largest of the standing stones immediately on either side. Recumbent_stone_circles | |
| Oldmeldrum Oldmeldrum (or Meldrum) is a village and parish in Aberdeenshire, not far from Inverurie in North East Scotland. With a growing population of over 2000, Oldmeldrum falls within Scotland's top 300 centres of population. The A947 road from Aberdeen to Banff runs through the centre of the village. Oldmeldrum has a primary school and a secondary school, the Meldrum Academy, which also includes the local library. Local industries are agriculture and engineering services connected to the oil industry in Aberdeen. Oldmeldrum | |
| Peterhead Peterhead is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is Aberdeenshire's largest settlement, having a population of 19,000 at the 2001 Census. Peterhead sits at the easternmost point in mainland Scotland. Peterhead is often referred to as 'The Blue Toon' and people who were born there as Blue Tooners. More correctly they are called Bloomogganners, supposedly from the blue worsted stockings that the fishermen originally wore. In May 2007, the Peterhead Football Club adopted as its fan song "The Blue Toon Tune". Peterhead | |
| Portlethen Portlethen is a town situated seven miles south of Aberdeen, Scotland along the A90. It has expanded rapidly over the last thirty years. Portlethen has a population of about seven thousand, and more than eight hundred houses are being built on nearby farmland. Portlethen | |
| Balmedie Balmedie is a rapidly growing village north of the city of Aberdeen in Scotland. The long and wide beach of clean golden sand is bordered by an extensive dune system that stretches from Aberdeen to just north of the Ythan Estuary at Newburgh. The dunes are a substantial area of stable grassland where the principal vegetation is marram grass. Balmedie | |
| Finzean Finzean (pronounced fingen) is a rural community, electoral polling district, community council area and former ecclesiastical parish, which forms the southern part of the Parish of Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Finzean was the subject of many well-known landscape paintings by the artist Joseph Farquharson, whose family have owned Finzean Estate (which occupies the eastern half of Finzean) since the 1600s. Finzean | |
| Formartine and Buchan Way The Formartine and Buchan Way is a long distance footpath that goes from Dyce north to Peterhead and Fraserburgh. It follows the track of a former railway line Formartine and Buchan Railway and is open to walkers and cyclists. Horse riders are also welcome on parts of the track but may require a permit. The railway closed in 1979 (Fraserburgh) and 1970 (Maud-Peterhead). The walkway opened in the early 90's. Formartine_and_Buchan_Way | |
| Portlethen Academy Portlethen Academy is a secondary school in Portlethen, Aberdeenshire. Portlethen Academy opened on April 20 1987, and is now fully established as a six year comprehensive school. The opening provided a new school for the communities of Portlethen, Newtonhill, Muchalls and Banchory-Devenick. Portlethen_Academy | |
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