Strichen
Strichen is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It sits on the A981, connecting it to New Deer 7.2 miles to the southwest and Fraserburgh 8 miles to the north-northeast, and the B9093, connecting it to New Pitsligo about 4 miles due west.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Temple of Mara, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Strichen stone circle and Mormond White Horse.
Strichen stone circle
Archaeological site
Strichen stone circle is a Megalithic recumbent stone circle located near Strichen, Aberdeenshire in the north east of Scotland. It has been destroyed twice and in the early 1980s was excavated and reconstructed.
Mormond White Horse
Photo: Ken Fitlike, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mormond Hill is a broad eminence in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, not far from Fraserburgh. Its twin summits reach heights of 754 feet and 767 feet; the higher of the two is known as Waughton Hill.
Mormond Hill
Peak
Photo: Mindjammer, CC BY-SA 2.0 uk.
Mormond Hill is a broad eminence in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, not far from Fraserburgh. Its twin summits reach heights of 754 feet and 767 feet; the higher of the two is known as Waughton Hill. Mormond Hill is situated 2½ miles northeast of Strichen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Leeds and Fetterangus.
New Leeds
Village
Photo: Ken Fitlike, CC BY-SA 2.0.
New Leeds is a planned village in the Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated 5.1 kilometres east of Strichen at the foot of Mormond Hill. Nowadays New Leeds serves chiefly as a dormitory village for Aberdeen and Fraserburgh. New Leeds is situated 3 miles east of Strichen.
Fetterangus
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fetterangus is a small village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, located just to the north of Mintlaw. Fetterangus is often called "Fishie", though the origin of this nickname is unknown. Fetterangus is situated 3½ miles southeast of Strichen.
New Pitsligo
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
New Pitsligo, also known as Cavoch, is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, near Fraserburgh. New Pitsligo is situated 4 miles west of Strichen.
Strichen
- Type: Village with 964 residents
- Description: village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.58709° or 57° 35′ 14″ northLongitude
-2.09141° or 2° 5′ 29″ westPopulation
964Elevation
187 feet (57 metres)Open location code
9C9VHWP5+RCOpenStreetMap ID
node 31821090OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2636654Wikidata ID
Q1009989
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Strichen” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Strichen”
- Bulgarian: “Стричен”
- Cebuano: “Strichen”
- Dutch: “Strichen”
- French: “Strichen”
- German: “Strichen”
- Irish: “An Strìochan”
- Italian: “Strichen”
- Russian: “Стрикен”
- Russian: “Стричен”
- Scots: “Strichen”
- Scottish Gaelic: “An Strìochan”
- Spanish: “Strichen”
- Swedish: “Strichen”
- Welsh: “Strichen”
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