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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 to main road.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Laurencekirk railway station and Mearns Academy.

Railway station
Photo: Bill Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a railway station serving the communities of Laurencekirk and The Mearns in , . The station was reopened on 17 May 2009 at a cost of £3 million.

School
is a secondary school in Laurencekirk, , Scotland. As well as Laurencekirk itself, the school also serves the surrounding villages of , , , , Luthermuir, and .

Building
Photo: Dominic Dawn Harry and Jacob Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, , 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. is situated 2 miles west of Laurencekirk.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fordoun and Marykirk.

Village
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a parish and village in , Scotland. Fothirdun, as it was historically known, was an important area in the Howe of the Mearns. and , together with their immediate districts form the Parish of with the Parish Church in the vicinity of the original settlement, now absorbed by Auchenblae. is situated 3½ miles northeast of Laurencekirk.

Village
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is a village in the Kincardine and Mearns area of , Scotland, next to the border with at the River North Esk. The village is approximately 6 miles ENE of at the southern end of the Howe of the Mearns. is situated 4 miles southwest of Laurencekirk.

Village
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is a small village in , Scotland, northwest of Laurencekirk in Aberdeenshire on the B966 from . is also reached via the Cairn O' Mount road from . is situated 4½ miles west of Laurencekirk.

Laurencekirk

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
node 408773481
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2644809
Wiki­data ID
Q987775
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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”

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Notable Places Nearby

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