Fetterangus

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.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Deer Abbey and Aberdeenshire Farming Museum.

Deer Abbey

Archaeological site

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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. Deer Abbey is situated 2 miles southwest of Fetterangus.

Aberdeenshire Farming Museum

Museum

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Aberdeenshire Farming Museum is situated 2 miles south of Fetterangus.

Loudon Wood stone circle

Archaeological site

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Loudon Wood stone circle is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ miles southwest of Fetterangus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mintlaw and Old Deer.

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. Mintlaw is situated 2 miles southeast of Fetterangus.

Old Deer

Village

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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. Old Deer is situated 2 miles south of Fetterangus.

New Leeds

Village

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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 2½ miles north of Fetterangus.

Fetterangus

Type: Village
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

57.54754° or 57° 32′ 51″ north

Longitude

-2.02321° or 2° 1′ 24″ west

Elevation

207 feet (63 metres)

United Nations Location Code

GB FTU

Open location code

9C9VGXXG+2P

OpenStreetMap ID

node 31827813

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

2649502

Wikidata ID

Q5445976

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Tumbuka—“Fetterangus” goes by many names.

Basque: “Fetterangus”
Dutch: “Fetterangus”
French: “Fetterangus”
Irish: “Fothair Aonghais”
Scots: “Feshie”
Scots: “Fishie”
Scottish Gaelic: “Fothair Aonghais”
Tumbuka: “Fetterangus”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fetterangus Church and Gaval.

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