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.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Town with 3,280 residents
  • Description: town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Coinmheadh” and “勞倫斯柯克”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Laurencekirk railway station and Mearns Academy.

Railway station
Photo: Bill Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a railway station…

School
is a secondary school in Laurencekirk, , Scotland.

Castle
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, , is a fortress… is situated 2 miles west of Laurencekirk.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fordoun and Luthermuir.

Village
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is a village and parish in the Mearns, in , Scotland. is situated 3½ miles northeast of Laurencekirk.

Village
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is a village in , Scotland. is situated 4 miles southwest of Laurencekirk.

Village
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is a village in the Kincardine and Mearns… is situated 4 miles southwest 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)
UN/LOCODE
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: “罗伦斯却克”
  • Chinese: “羅倫斯卻克”
  • Czech: “Laurencekirk”
  • Dutch: “Laurencekirk”
  • French: “Laurencekirk”
  • German: “Laurencekirk”
  • Gujarati: “લોરેન્સકિર્ક”
  • 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: “Eaglais Labhrainn”
  • Spanish: “Laurencekirk”
  • Swedish: “Laurencekirk”
  • Tamil: “லாரென்ஸ்கிர்க்”
  • Telugu: “లురెంక్ ఎకిర్క్”
  • Urdu: “لاورینکیکیرک”
  • Welsh: “Laurencekirk”
  • “Laurencekirk”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Haulkerton and Blackiemuir.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Blue Sky Swim Studio and Laurencekirk Post Office.

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