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Cults

Cults is a suburb on the western edge of , . It lies on the banks of the River Dee and marks the eastern boundary of Royal Deeside. Cults, known for its historic granite housing, sits approximately six miles from the coast of the North Sea.
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  • Type: Suburb with 3,500 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Cuits” and “Cults, Aberdeen”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cults Academy and Blairs College.

School
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is an Aberdeen City Council secondary school in Cults, , Scotland. It was the recipient of The Sunday Times Scottish State Secondary School of the Year Award 2008 because of its outstanding exam results that year, having been rated 3rd in 2005.

Museum
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St Mary's College, Blairs, situated near in , was from 1829 to 1986 a junior seminary for boys and young men studying for the Roman Catholic priesthood.

Museum
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The is based in , and celebrates the story of the Gordon Highlanders regiment, which originated as the 92nd Regiment of Foot in 1794, merged with the 75th Regiment of Foot to form the Gordon Highlanders in 1881 and was then amalgamated into a new larger unit of the British Army in 1994. is situated 2 miles northeast of Cults.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bieldside and Braeside.

Suburb
is a suburb to the west of City Centre, Scotland. Together with the neighbouring suburb of Cults, it is the wealthiest area in Scotland.

Suburb
is an area of . In 2014, Primary School was closed, and the building demolished in 2021, with plans to build houses on the site, however they were paused after local opposition.

Suburb
is an area of , . There is a large housing estate in .

Cults

Latitude
57.11795° or 57° 7′ 5″ north
Longitude
-2.17669° or 2° 10′ 36″ west
Population
3,500
Elevation
52 feet (16 metres)
Open location code
9C9V4R9F+58
Open­Street­Map ID
node 664690553
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
2651722
Wiki­data ID
Q1143533
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Cults” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Cults”
  • Cebuano: “Cults”
  • Dutch: “Cults”
  • German: “Cults”
  • Irish: “A‘ Chúilt”
  • Irish: “A‘ Chùilt”
  • Irish: “A’ Chùilt”
  • Irish: “Na Cùiltean”
  • Japanese: “カルツ”
  • Scots: “Cults”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “A‘ Chùilt”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Na Cùiltean”
  • Spanish: “Cults (Aberdeen)”
  • Spanish: “Cults”
  • Swedish: “Cults”

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