Haughhead
Haughhead is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Haughhead is situated nearby to the hamlet Thornton, as well as near Blackiemuir.Places of Interest
Highlights include Thornton Castle and Laurencekirk railway station.
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.
Laurencekirk railway station
Railway station
Photo: Bill Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Laurencekirk railway station is situated 2 miles east of Haughhead.
Sir John S Forbes Memorial Fountain, Main Street, Fettercairn
Fountain
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sir John S Forbes Memorial Fountain, Main Street, Fettercairn is situated 2 miles west of Haughhead.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Laurencekirk and Fettercairn.
Laurencekirk
Town
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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. Laurencekirk is situated 2 miles east of Haughhead.
Fettercairn
Village
Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fettercairn is a small village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, northwest of Laurencekirk in Aberdeenshire on the B966 from Edzell. Fettercairn is also reached via the Cairn O' Mount road from Deeside. Fettercairn is situated 2 miles west of Haughhead.
Luthermuir
Village
Photo: Paul Store, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 3 miles southwest of Haughhead.
Haughhead
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.84351° or 56° 50′ 37″ northLongitude
-2.51999° or 2° 31′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C8VRFVJ+C2OpenStreetMap ID
node 14029905322OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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