Laurencekirk
Laurencekirk is a building in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Laurencekirk is situated nearby to the school Mearns Academy, as well as near Mearns Community Campus Library.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mearns Academy and Laurencekirk railway station.
Mearns Academy
School
Mearns Academy is a secondary school in Laurencekirk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. As well as Laurencekirk itself, the school also serves the surrounding villages of St Cyrus, Marykirk, Fettercairn, Auchenblae, Luthermuir, Edzell Woods and Fordoun.
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 1,100 feet southwest of Laurencekirk.
Thornton Castle
Building
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. Thornton Castle is situated 2 miles west of Laurencekirk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Laurencekirk and Fordoun.
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.
Fordoun
Village
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fordoun is a parish and village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Fothirdun, as it was historically known, was an important area in the Howe of the Mearns. Fordoun and Auchenblae, together with their immediate districts form the Parish of Fordoun with the Parish Church in the vicinity of the original settlement, now absorbed by Auchenblae. Fordoun is situated 3 miles northeast of Laurencekirk.
Auchenblae
Village
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Auchenblae is a village in the Kincardine and Mearns area of Aberdeenshire, formerly in Kincardineshire, Scotland. The village was known for its weavers, a whisky distillery and the annual Paldie's Fair horse market. Auchenblae is situated 4 miles north of Laurencekirk.
Laurencekirk
- Type: Building
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.83917° or 56° 50′ 21″ northLongitude
-2.46054° or 2° 27′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C8VRGQQ+MQOpenStreetMap ID
way 1466321279OpenStreetMap feature
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railway=signal_box
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