Old Deer
Old Deer is a parish and village in the district of Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The population in 2011 was 152. The village lies on the A950, beside the Deer or South Ugie Water, 10.1 miles west of Peterhead and 2 miles from Mintlaw.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Aden Country Park and Aberdeenshire Farming Museum.
Aden Country Park
Park
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Aden Country Park is located in Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, first mentioned in the 10th-century Book of Deer. The park has a caravan area with camping, a small shop, a small cafe near the agricultural museum, a play area, the maintained ruins of Aden House, landscaped gardens, and a barbecue area.
Deer Abbey
Archaeological site
Photo: Deacon of Pndapetzim, Public domain.
Deer Abbey was a Cistercian monastery in Buchan, Scotland. It was founded by 1219 under the patronage William Comyn, jure uxoris Earl of Buchan, who is also buried there.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stuartfield and Mintlaw.
Stuartfield
Village
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Stuartfield is a small inland village in the Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated 1.8 kilometres south of Old Deer. It was formerly known as New Crichie, and the name is still used by locals as illustrated by the village association website being crichie.org.
Mintlaw
Village
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Mintlaw is a large village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies at the intersection of the A950 and A952 roads, west of Peterhead. The 2001 UK census records a population of 2,647 people.
Fetterangus
Village
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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 2 miles north of Old Deer.
Old Deer
- Type: Village with 152 residents
- Description: village in the district of Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.51946° or 57° 31′ 10″ northLongitude
-2.03903° or 2° 2′ 21″ westPopulation
152Elevation
148 feet (45 metres)Open location code
9C9VGX96+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
node 31827584OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2641027Wikidata ID
Q1382485
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