Laurencekirk
Laurencekirk, locally known as Lournie or simply 'The Kirk', is a small town in the historic county of Kincardineshire, Scotland, just off the A90 Dundee to Aberdeen main road.Places of Interest
Highlights include Laurencekirk railway station and Mearns Academy.
Laurencekirk railway station
Railway station
Laurencekirk railway station is a railway station serving the communities of Laurencekirk and The Mearns in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The station was reopened on 17 May 2009 at a cost of £3 million.
Mearns Academy
School
Mearns Academy is a secondary school in Laurencekirk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. As well as Laurencekirk itself, the school also serves the surrounding villages of St Cyrus, Marykirk, Fettercairn, Auchenblae, Luthermuir, Edzell Woods and Fordoun.
Thornton Castle
Castle
Thornton Castle, Marykirk, Aberdeenshire is a fortress or fortified residence in Marykirk, Aberdeenshire. Parts of the house date from 1531. It was the traditional home of the Strachan family, but was held more recently by Rev Dr Alexander Crombie. Thornton Castle is situated 2 miles west of Laurencekirk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fordoun and Luthermuir.
Fordoun
Village
Fordoun is a village and parish in the Mearns, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The parish also contains the village of Auchenblae. The village of Fordoun is of 19th-century origin, having grown up around the railway station opened here in 1849. Fordoun is situated 3½ miles northeast of Laurencekirk.
Luthermuir
Village
Luthermuir is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. In 2022, Aberdeenshire Council estimated the population of Luthermuir to be around 300, with 132 households. Historically the village was home to weavers and labourers. Luthermuir is situated 4 miles southwest of Laurencekirk.
Marykirk
Village
Marykirk is a village in the Kincardine and Mearns area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, next to the border with Angus at the River North Esk. The village is approximately 6 miles ENE of Montrose at the southern end of the Howe of the Mearns. Marykirk is situated 4 miles southwest of Laurencekirk.
Laurencekirk
- Type: Town with 3,280 residents
- Description: town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Categories: small burgh and locality
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.83233° or 56° 49′ 56″ north
Longitude
-2.46799° or 2° 28′ 5″ west
Population
3,280
Elevation
279 feet (85 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB LKK
Open location code
9C8VRGJJ+WR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Laurencekirk from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Laurencekirk” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Laurencekirk”
- Basque: “Laurencekirk”
- Belarusian: “Лорэнскірк”
- Bengali: “মীন্স”
- Cebuano: “Laurencekirk”
- Chinese: “劳伦斯柯克”
- Chinese: “勞倫斯柯克”
- Chinese: “罗伦斯却克”
- Chinese: “羅倫斯卻克”
- Czech: “Laurencekirk”
- Dutch: “Laurencekirk”
- French: “Laurencekirk”
- German: “Laurencekirk”
- Gujarati: “લોરેન્સકિર્ક”
- Irish: “Coinmheadh”
- Irish: “Eaglais Labhrainn”
- Italian: “Laurencekirk”
- Japanese: “ローレンスカーク”
- Kannada: “ಲಾರೆನ್ಸ್ಕಿರ್ಕ್”
- Korean: “로랑세커크”
- Lithuanian: “Mernsas”
- Persian: “لورنسکیرک”
- Polish: “Laurencekirk”
- Portuguese: “Laurencekirk”
- Russian: “Лоренскирк”
- Scots: “Lowrinkirk”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Coinmheadh”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Eaglais Labhrainn”
- Spanish: “Laurencekirk”
- Swedish: “Laurencekirk”
- Tamil: “லாரென்ஸ்கிர்க்”
- Telugu: “లురెంక్ ఎకిర్క్”
- Urdu: “لاورینکیکیرک”
- Welsh: “Laurencekirk”
- “Laurencekirk”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Laurencekirk”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Haulkerton and Blackiemuir.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Blue Sky Swim Studio and Laurencekirk Post Office.
Aberdeenshire: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Aberdeen, Stonehaven, Peterhead, and Banff.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.