List of places in Aberdeenshire - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Aberdeenshire is split into several different places, council ward

Ward (subnational entity)

A ward is a subdivision of a municipality. Wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected to the area...

s and constituencies for the UK and Scottish

Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood area of the capital, Edinburgh. The Parliament, informally referred to as "Holyrood", is a democratically elected body comprising 129 members known as Members of the Scottish Parliament...

parliaments, representing Aberdeenshire

Aberdeenshire

Aberdeenshire is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area.The present day Aberdeenshire council area does not include the City of Aberdeen, now a separate council area, from which its name derives. Together, the modern council area and the city formed historic...

, Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

UK Parliamentary constituencies

Aberdeenshire's UK Parliamentary constituencies are:-

#	Constituency	MP	Party

1	Aberdeen, North Aberdeen North (UK Parliament constituency) Aberdeen North is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and it elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...	Frank Doran	Scottish Labour Party Scottish Labour Party The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland....
1	Aberdeen, South Aberdeen South (UK Parliament constituency) Aberdeen South is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and it elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...	Anne Begg Anne Begg Dame Anne Begg, DBE is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Aberdeen South since 1997...	Scottish Labour Party Scottish Labour Party The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland....
1	Banff and Buchan Banff and Buchan (UK Parliament constituency) Banff and Buchan is a constituency of the British House of Commons, located in the north-east of Scotland within the Aberdeenshire council area...	Alex Salmond Alex Salmond Alexander Elliot Anderson "Alex" Salmond MSP is a Scottish politician and current First Minister of Scotland. He became Scotland's fourth First Minister in May 2007. He is the Leader of the Scottish National Party , having served as Member of the Scottish Parliament for Gordon...	Scottish National Party Scottish National Party The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....
1	Gordon Gordon (UK Parliament constituency) Gordon is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom , which elects one member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...	Malcolm Bruce Malcolm Bruce Malcolm Gray Bruce, MP is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Gordon. He has been the chairman of the International Development Select Committee since 2005.-Early life:...	Scottish Liberal Democrats Scottish Liberal Democrats The Scottish Liberal Democrats are one of the three state parties within the federal Liberal Democrats; the others being the Welsh Liberal Democrats and the Liberal Democrats in England...
1	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine (UK Parliament constituency) West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom , which elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...	Robert Smith Sir Robert Smith, 3rd Baronet Sir Robert Hill Smith, 3rd Baronet is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician who has been the Member of Parliament for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine since 1997.-Early life:...	Scottish Liberal Democrats Scottish Liberal Democrats The Scottish Liberal Democrats are one of the three state parties within the federal Liberal Democrats; the others being the Welsh Liberal Democrats and the Liberal Democrats in England...

Scottish Parliamentary constituencies

Aberdeen Central
Aberdeen Central (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Aberdeen Central is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election and is one of nine constituencies in the North East Scotland electoral region...

covers the central area of Aberdeen City.

Aberdeen North
Aberdeen North (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Aberdeen North was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament from 1999–2011. It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election...

covers the northern area of Aberdeen City.

Aberdeen South
Aberdeen South (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Aberdeen South is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election...

covers the southern area of Aberdeen City.

Banff and Buchan
Banff and Buchan (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Banff and Buchan was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament between 1999 and 2011 when it was substantially succeeded by Banffshire and Buchan Coast. It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election...

covers the northern area of Aberdeenshire.

Gordon
Gordon (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Gordon was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election...

covers the central area of Aberdeenshire and a small eastern portion of the Moray.

West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine (Scottish Parliament constituency)
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election...

covers the southern area of Aberdeenshire.

Wards of Aberdeenshire Council

List of towns in Aberdeenshire

Aboyne

Aboyne is a village on the edge of the Highlands in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on the River Dee, approximately west of Aberdeen. It has a rugby club, which plays on The Green and also has a swimming pool, a golf course with 18 holes, all-weather tennis courts, and a bowling green...

, Alford

Alford, Aberdeenshire

Alford is a large village in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland, lying just south of the River Don. It lies within the Howe of Alford which occupies the middle reaches of the River Don....

, Ballater

Ballater

Ballater is a burgh in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on the River Dee, immediately east of the Cairngorm Mountains. Situated at a height of 123m in elevation, Ballater is a centre for hikers and known for its spring water, once said to cure scrofula.-History:The medieval pattern of development along...

, Banchory

Banchory

Banchory is a burgh or town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, lying approximately 18 miles west of Aberdeen, near where the Feugh River meets the River Dee.- Overview :...

, Banff

Banff, Aberdeenshire

Banff is a town in the Banff and Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Banff is situated on Banff Bay and faces the town of Macduff across the estuary of the River Deveron...

, Boddam

Boddam, Aberdeenshire

Boddam is a coastal village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is north of Aberdeen and south of Peterhead. Sea cliffs rise to , south of the village: a coastal path leads along these to the Bullers of Buchan....

, Ellon

Ellon, Aberdeenshire

Ellon is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately north of Aberdeen, lying on the River Ythan which has one of the few undeveloped river estuaries on the Eastern coast of Scotland. It is in the ancient region of Formartine...

, Fraserburgh

Fraserburgh

Fraserburgh is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland with a population recorded in the 2001 Census at 12,454 and estimated at 12,630 in 2006. It lies at the extreme northeast corner of Aberdeenshire, around north of Aberdeen, and north of Peterhead...

, Huntly

Huntly, Aberdeenshire

Huntly is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, formerly known as Milton of Strathbogie or simply Strathbogie. It has a population 4,460 2004 and is the site of Huntly Castle...

, Insch

Insch

Insch is a village in Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is located approximately from the city of Aberdeen.-Etymology:The name of the village may have come from the Scottish Gaelic innis, meaning an island, or, as in this context, a piece of terra firma in a marsh...

, Inverbervie

Inverbervie

Inverbervie is a small town on the north-east coast of Scotland, south of Stonehaven, in the Aberdeenshire council area.The Inverbervie name derives from Inbhir Beirbhe, meaning Mouth of the River Bervie in Scottish Gaelic.-History:...

, Inverurie

Inverurie

Inverurie is a Royal Burgh and town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately north west of Aberdeen on the A96 road and is served by Inverurie railway station on the Aberdeen to Inverness Line...

, Kemnay

Kemnay

Kemnay is a town west of Aberdeen in Scotland. It has a population of about 4,500 .- History :The villagename Kemnay is believed to originate from the Celtic words that mean bend and river due to...

, Kintore

Kintore, Aberdeenshire

Kintore is a town and former royal burgh near Inverurie in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, now bypassed by the A96 road between Aberdeen and Inverness. The name Kintore comes from the Gaelic, Ceann Tòrr. Ceann means the head, or the end, and Tòrr means a round hill. So the name signifies that the town...

, Laurencekirk

Laurencekirk

Laurencekirk is a small town in the ancient county of Kincardineshire, modern county of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, just off the A90 Dundee to Aberdeen main road. It is the largest settlement in the Howe o' the Mearns area and houses the local secondary school; Mearns Academy, which was awarded the...

, Macduff

Macduff, Aberdeenshire

Macduff is a town in the Banff and Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Macduff is situated on Banff Bay and faces the town of Banff across the estuary of the River Deveron...

, Mintlaw

Mintlaw

Mintlaw is a small town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland lying along the A952 road and is geographically a route centre...

, Oldmeldrum

Oldmeldrum

Oldmeldrum is a village and parish in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, not far from Inverurie in North East Scotland. With a growing population of over 2000, Oldmeldrum falls within Scotland's top 300 centres of population. The A947 road from Aberdeen to Banff runs through the centre of the...

, Peterhead

Peterhead

Peterhead is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is Aberdeenshire's biggest settlement , with a population of 17,947 at the 2001 Census and estimated to have fallen to 17,330 by 2006....

, Portlethen

Portlethen

Portlethen is a town located approximately 7 miles south of Aberdeen, Scotland along the A90. The estimated population is currently 7,327.To the east of Portlethen lie three fishing villages: Findon, Downies and Portlethen Village .Although Portlethen has been granted official town status, it...

, Stonehaven

Stonehaven

Stonehaven is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies on Scotland's northeast coast and had a population of 9,577 in 2001 census.Stonehaven, county town of Kincardineshire, grew around an Iron Age fishing village, now the "Auld Toon" , and expanded inland from the seaside...

, Turriff

Turriff

Turriff is a town and civil parish in Aberdeenshire in Scotland. It is approximately above sea level, and has a population of 5,708.Turriff is known locally as Turra in the Doric dialect of Scots...

, Westhill

List of villages in Aberdeenshire

Arbuthnott

Arbuthnott is a small village in northeast Scotland, 26 miles south of Aberdeen. It is located on the B967 east of Fordoun and north-west of Inverbervie in Aberdeenshire. The nearest train station is Stonehaven....

, Ardallie, Arthrath, Auchenblae

Auchenblae

Auchenblae is a village in the Kincardine and Mearns area of Aberdeenshire, formerly in Kincardineshire, Scotland. It is featured in Lewis Grassic Gibbon's novel, Sunset Song. The name is a derivation from the Gaelic for "Field of Flowers" possibly due to the growing of flax in bygone times. The...

, Auchleven

Auchleven

Auchleven is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland....

, Auchnagatt

Auchnagatt

Auchnagatt is a village and rural area in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated on the Ebrie Burn and on the A948 road between Ellon and New Deer.- Schools :...

, Auchterless

Auchterless

Auchterless is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The nearest large settlement is Turriff. It is traditionally known as "Kirkton of Auchterless".-History:...

, Backburn

Backburn

Backburn is a rural settlement near Gartly in Aberdeenshire, Scotland....

, Badenyon

Badenyon

Badenyon is a former clachan, or village, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The last farming inhabitant of Badenyon, Jeanie Farquarson, died in the early 1970s. Badenyon is now owned by the Blaxter family and is the host of the great Badenyon Boat Race which has been going for several years.-External...

, Banchory-Devenick

Banchory-Devenick

Banchory-Devenick is a village approximately two kilometres south of the city of Aberdeen, Scotland in the Lower Deeside area of Aberdeenshire....

, Belhelvie

Belhelvie

Belhelvie is a small village and civil parish in Aberdeenshire in Scotland. The parish has a population of 3,802, of which 1,653 are in the village. It was the site of a suspected water pollution incident in 2006.-Notable people:...

, Bellabeg

Bellabeg

Bellabeg is a small roadside settlement in Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.Bellabeg lies on the north side of the River Don opposite the village of Strathdon.-External links:*...

, Birkenhills, Birse

Birse

Birse is a parish in the Lower Deeside area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, which includes the communities of Finzean and Ballogie. However the name Birse is often used to refer only to the northwestern part of the parish which lies on the south side of the River Dee, Aberdeenshire, opposite the...

, Birsemore

Birsemore

Birsemore is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland opposite Aboyne on the River Dee....

, Blackburn

Blackburn, Aberdeenshire

Blackburn is a rapidly growing commuter town just northwest of Aberdeen, Scotland, and is situated in Aberdeenshire. It has an industrial estate. It has a small primary school and a £5 million community hall which was publicly opened by The Princess Royal in 2005.- References :...

, Blackdog

Blackdog

Blackdog is a hamlet approximately 2 miles north of the city limits of Aberdeen, Scotland.It was planned to be the location of a wind farm.It will be the terminus of the planned Western Peripheral Route, a planned bypass for the city of Aberdeen....

, Bogniebrae

Bogniebrae

Bogniebrae is a rural settlement in Aberdeenshire, Scotland....

, Bogton

Bogton

Bogton is a rural area in Aberdeenshire, Scotland....

, Boyndie

Boyndie

Boyndie is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. There are significant prehistoric features extant in the general area including Longman Hill long barrow and Cairn Lee, both situated somewhat to the east on the coastal plain.-References:...

, Braemar

Braemar

Braemar is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, around west of Aberdeen in the Highlands. It is the closest significantly-sized settlement to the upper course of the River Dee sitting at an altitude of ....

, Brathens

Brathens

Brathens is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland....

, Brideswell

Brideswell

Brideswell is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is named in honour of Brigid of Ireland....

, Bridge of Muchalls

Bridge of Muchalls

Bridge of Muchalls is an entirely residential hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland by the North Sea. It is on the A90 dual carriageway about three miles north of Stonehaven and to the south of Muchalls Castle....

, Broadsea

Broadsea

Broadsea is a community situated in Aberdeenshire in the North East of Scotland. It is a long standing fishing community at the north edge of Fraserburgh.Christian Watt, author of "The Christian Watt Papers" was born and raised in Broadsea...

, Buchanhaven

Buchanhaven

Buchanhaven is a village within the town of Peterhead in the district of Buchan, Aberdeenshire, in northeastern Scotland. It is one mile north of Peterhead town centre, and near to the mouth of the river Ugie. It houses a small harbour with several fisheries. It is also the home of Buchanhaven...

, Bullers of Buchan

Bullers of Buchan

The name Bullers of Buchan refers both to a collapsed sea cave and to the adjacent village, situated about south of Peterhead in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.- Cave :...

, Cairnbulg, Cairnie

Cairnie

Cairnie, also written Cairney, is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland....

, Cairnorrie

Cairnorrie

Cairnorrie is a rural settlement in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated on the B9170 road between Methlick and New Deer. The primary school at Cairnorrie was closed in 2005.- References :...

, Catterline

Catterline

Catterline is a coastal village on the North Sea in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is situated about six kilometres south of Stonehaven; nearby to the north are Dunnottar Castle and Fowlsheugh Nature Reserve. Other noted architectural or historic features in the general area include Fetteresso...

, Chapel of Garioch, Clola

Clola

Clola is a hamlet in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Clola is situated on the A952 road. There is considerable evidence of local habitation by early man in the vicinity of Clola...

, Collieston

Collieston

Collieston is a small former fishing village on the North Sea coast in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The village lies just north of the Sands of Forvie Special Protection Area, between Cruden Bay and Newburgh.-History:...

, Colpy

Colpy

Colpy is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland situated north of Insch.-External links:* in the Gazetteer for Scotland....

, Cookney

Cookney

Cookney is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland in proximity to Netherley in the Mounth of the Grampian Highlands. The community is situated on a hilltop approximately five miles northwest of Stonehaven and about three miles northwest of the Bridge of Muchalls. Cookney lies about two miles west of...

, Corgarff

Corgarff

Corgarff is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland in the Grampian Mountains. The nearby Corgarff Castle was used as a military barracks in the 18th century. The hamlet's primary school closed in 1998.-Footnotes:...

, Cornhill

Cornhill, Aberdeenshire

Cornhill is a small village close to Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.There is the local garage Ewens of Cornhill, Post Office and the local pub Peggy Duffs. There is a nearby castle, Castle of Park, also known as Park House, which was built in the 16th century...

, Crathie

Crathie, Aberdeenshire

Crathie is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It stands on the north bank of the River Dee.Abergeldie Castle is a mile away. It was built around 1550 and had nineteenth century additions. It was garrisoned by General Hugh Mackay in 1689....

, Crimond

Crimond

Crimond is a village in the northeast of Scotland, located nine miles northwest of the port of Peterhead and just over two miles from the coast.- Local area :...

, Crovie

Crovie

Crovie is a small village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK comprising a single row of houses. Unlike the similar neighbouring village, Pennan, Crovie is situated on such a narrow ledge that any cars have to be left at the south of the village.-History:...

, Cruden Bay

Cruden Bay

Cruden Bay is a small village in Scotland, on the north coast of the Bay of Cruden in Aberdeenshire, 26 miles north of Aberdeen.Just south of Slains Castle, Cruden Bay was the site of a battle between Danes and Scots under King Malcolm II in 1012...

, Cuminestown

Cuminestown

Cuminestown is a small village in the heart of Aberdeenshire, approximately six miles east of Turriff.As of 2004, it has an estimated population of 500 and a primary school called Monquhitter Primary School which also covers the small hamlet of Garmond, about a mile north of Cuminestown.-External...

, Daviot, Dinnet

Dinnet

Dinnet is a village in the Marr area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Approximately equidistant from Deeside towns Aboyne and Ballater and situated on the main A93 road in the valley of the River Dee, it is said to be the gateway to both the Highlands and the Cairngorms...

, Drum of Wartle, Drumlithie

Drumlithie

Drumlithie is a village in the northeast of Scotland in the area known as the Howe o' the Mearns. Situated seven miles south of Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire, it is affectionately known by locals as 'Skite', although the origin of this name remains disputed....

, Drumoak

Drumoak

Drumoak is a village situated between Peterculter and Banchory in North Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland...

, Dunecht

Dunecht

Dunecht is a slightly linear village on the A944 road in north-east Aberdeenshire in Scotland. It is not to be confused with Echt.Dunecht is located 12 miles west of the city of Aberdeen and is situated by the confluence of the Kinnernie and Bervie burns.Formerly known as Waterton, it was renamed...

, Echt

Echt, Aberdeenshire

Echt is an Aberdeenshire crossroads village in northeast Scotland with a population of approximately 300 people. Echt has a number of prehistoric remains, including the so called Barmekin of Echt which is on a hill to the northwest...

, Elrick

Elrick

Elrick is a small village on the A944 road 7½ miles west of the city of Aberdeen. The name derives from a Gaelic word meaning a place where deer were driven for hunting. Elrick is also a common surname in the local area....

, Fetterangus

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....

, Fettercairn

Fettercairn

Fettercairn is a small village in northeast Scotland. It is located northwest of Laurencekirk in Aberdeenshire on the B966 from Edzell...

, Findon, Finzean

Finzean

Finzean is a rural community, electoral polling district, community council area and former ecclesiastical parish, which forms the southern part of the Parish of Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland...

, Fordoun

Fordoun

Fordoun is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Fothirdun , as it was historically known, was an important area in the Howe of the Mearns...

, Fordyce

Fordyce, Aberdeenshire

Fordyce is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland that is slightly inland from the point where the Burn of Fordyce meets the sea between Cullen and Portsoy...

, Foveran

Foveran

Foveran is the name of both a parish and village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The village is located 11 miles north of Aberdeen and 4 miles south-east of Ellon; the main group of houses and the village school are located adjacent to the main A90 trunk road. The hereditary baronetcy of Foveran is...

, Fyvie

Fyvie

Fyvie is a village in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland.-Fyvie Castle:Fyvie Castle is reputed to have been built by King William the Lyon in the early thirteenth century...

, Gardenstown

Gardenstown

Gardenstown is a small village near Banff in Aberdeenshire, Northeast Scotland. It is known locally as 'Gamrie', from the name of the parish in which it stands. Gardenstown was founded in 1720 by Alexander Garden as a coastal fishing village...

, Garlogie

Garlogie

Garlogie is a roadside hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was, during the 19th century, the site of a textile milling settlement using water from Loch of Skene. The mill is now a museum. Garlogie also has an inn.-References:...

, Garmond, Gartly

Gartly

Gartly is an inland hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland that is several miles south of the town of Huntly, and is situated on the River Bogie, a tributary of the River Deveron.-Sources:* in the Gazetteer for Scotland....

, Gourdon

Gourdon, Aberdeenshire

Gourdon is a coastal fishing village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, south of Inverbervie and north of Johnshaven, with a natural harbour. Its harbour was actually built in 1820...

, Hatton of Fintray

Hatton of Fintray

Hatton of Fintray, commonly referred to as Fintray, is a village on the River Don in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in the parish of Fintray. It was a textile village and its church dates from 1821, and there used to be a nearby ferry crossing the river....

, Hatton

Hatton, Aberdeenshire

Hatton is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland that lies on the A90 road, approximately equidistant from both Ellon and Peterhead....

, Inverallochy

Inverallochy

The villages of Inverallochy and Cairnbulg lie some four miles east of Fraserburgh, in North East Scotland....

, Inverey

Inverey

Inverey is a hamlet on Mar Lodge Estate, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland that straddles the Ey Burn close to its confluence with the River Dee.Inverey comprises two 'communities' separated by the Ey Burn - Muckle Inverey on the east bank and Little Inverey on the west.-John Farquharson, 3rd of...

, Inverugie

Inverugie

Inverugie is a small village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland that lies on the entrance to the River Ugie just north of Peterhead.-Sources:* in the Gazetteer for Scotland.* in the Gazetteer for Scotland....

, Johnshaven

Johnshaven

Johnshaven is a coastal village along the North Sea located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is accessed off the A92 coast road that connects Fife and Stonehaven, where it joins the A90 and continues northward to Aberdeen and beyond...

, Kildrummy

Kildrummy

Kildrummy is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland near the River Don, 7 miles west of Alford. Its church was built in 1805. Nearby Kildrummy Castle has a long history dating back to at least the 14th century. The hamlet's primary school closed in 2003....

, Kincardine O'Neil

Kincardine O'Neil

Kincardine O'Neil is one of the oldest villages in Deeside, in the northeast of Scotland. It is situated between Banchory and Aboyne. The village is known locally as Kinker, and was formerly known as Eaglais Iarach in Gaelic....

, King Edward, Kinmuck

Kinmuck

Kinmuck, Aberdeenshire, is a small village just outside Inverurie in the north-east of Scotland.The centre of the village is the pub, called the Boar's Head....

, Kinneff

Kinneff

Kinneff is a roadside hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, just north of Inverbervie. To the north lies another hamlet, Catterline. Kinneff also has a primary school....

, Kirkton of Fetteresso

Kirkton of Fetteresso

The Kirkton of Fetteresso is a well preserved village near Stonehaven, Scotland. In the planning area of Kincardine and Mearns, Aberdeenshire, this village contains many very old stone residential structures as well as the Church of St. Ciarans and its associated graveyard...

, Logie Coldstone

Logie Coldstone

Logie Coldstone is an Aberdeenshire village north of the River Dee, near Tarland in the Cromar, a basin of land cut out of the Grampian foothills between Aboyne and Ballater.-See also:*Royal Deeside*Blelack...

, Longside

Longside

Longside is a village located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies seven miles inland from Peterhead and two miles from Mintlaw on the A950. Its population in 2001 was 721. The River Ugie flows through it...

, Lonmay

Lonmay

Lonmay is a village and parish in the Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies along the A90 road, between Peterhead and Fraserburgh, near to the junction with the A952 road at Cortes. The parish, formerly known as St Colms, encompasses the villages of St Combs and Crimond, as well as the...

, Lost, Lumphanan

Lumphanan

Lumphanan is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland located 25 miles from Aberdeen and 10 miles from Banchory. There is one pub in the village called "The MacBeth Arms", there is another bar located three miles from the village centre named "The Crossroads Hotel"...

, Lumsden

Lumsden, Aberdeenshire

Lumsden is an inland village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on the A97 road.-Location:It crowns a rising-ground 745 feet above sea level amid a fertile district...

, Maryculter

Maryculter

Maryculter or Kirkton of Maryculter is a village in the Lower Deeside area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The River Dee separates it from the town of Peterculter, and the B979 road runs through Maryculter. There are two hotels: The Old Mill Inn, a former coaching inn that dates back 200 years, and...

, Marykirk

Marykirk

Marykirk is a small village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland next to the border with the county of Angus at the River North Esk.The village is approximately 6 miles ENE of Montrose at the southern end of the Howe of the Mearns. The road bridge carrying the A937 over the River North Esk is a substantial...

, Maud

Maud, Aberdeenshire

Maud is a small town in the Buchan area of the Scottish county of Aberdeenshire. Population 780 . Located 13 miles west of Peterhead on the South Ugie Water, Maud rose to prosperity in the nineteenth century as a railway junction of the Formartine and Buchan Railway that ran through Maud to...

, Methlick

Methlick

Methlick is a village in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated on the River Ythan north-west of Ellon.- Services :Methlick is served by a general store, a garage and hardware store, one hotel and a village hall...

, Mintlaw

Mintlaw

Mintlaw is a small town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland lying along the A952 road and is geographically a route centre...

, Monymusk

Monymusk

Monymusk is a planned village in the Marr area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland which was almost entirely rebuilt in 1840, although its history dates back to 1170.It is a site for fishing on the nearby River Don.-External links:* *...

, Muchalls

Muchalls

Muchalls is a small coastal ex-fishing village in Kincardineshire, Scotland, south of Newtonhill and north of Stonehaven. Muchalls is situated slightly north of a smaller hamlet known as the Bridge of Muchalls. At the western edge of Muchalls is the historic Saint Ternan's Church...

, Netherley

Netherley, Aberdeenshire

Netherley, Scotland is a village in Aberdeenshire, situated approximately five miles northwest of Stonehaven. Netherley is located in the Mounth area of the Grampian Highlands. At the western edge of Netherley is a significant wetland bog known as Red Moss. To the southwest of Netherley lie...

, New Aberdour

New Aberdour

A small 19th century planned village, New Aberdour lies just south of the Moray Firth Coast, west of Fraserburgh.One of the earliest churches in Scotland, is said to have been founded here in 580 AD by Saint Drostan and Saint Columba.-External links:**...

, New Byth

New Byth

New Byth is a small inland planned village in the Banff and Buchan committee area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland that lies a few miles northeast of Cuminestown and was built in the 18th century.-Sources:* in the Gazetteer for Scotland....

, New Deer

New Deer

New Deer is a settlement in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland that lies in the valley of Deer. It was founded after monks from Deer Abbey, Old Deer built a chapel at Auchreddie, which translates as "field of the bog myrtle". Around 1507 the register of Deer Abbey lists its lands in the "new...

, New Leeds

New Leeds

New Leeds is a planned village in the Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated east of Strichen at the foot of Mormond Hill.Nowadays New Leeds serves chiefly as a dormitory village for Aberdeen and Fraserburgh.-Transport:...

, New Pitsligo

New Pitsligo

New Pitsligo is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, quite near Peterhead.. Locals often refer to the village by the name Cyaak.-Overview:A small village in the North East of Scotland, it lies about five miles inland from Pennan and around 10 miles south-west of Fraserburgh. It has a baker, chip...

, Newburgh

Newburgh, Aberdeenshire

Newburgh is a coastal village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The village dates to 1261 AD, when Lord Sinclair wanted to establish a chapel in the area. Originally built as a school, somewhat later the chapel of Holy Rood was established.-Geography:...

, Newmachar

Newmachar

Newmachar is a village in the north-east of Scotland located within the Aberdeenshire local authority. Situated 10 miles to the north-west of Aberdeen, the settlement has an estimated population of 2,400.-Overview:...

, Newtonhill

Newtonhill

Newtonhill is a farming village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It has been popular with farm workers and tradesmen for decades for its cheap housing and location, just six miles south of Aberdeen.-Facilities:...

, Old Deer

Old Deer

Old Deer a parish and village in the district of Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The population as of 1901 was 4,313. The village lies on the Deer or South Ugie Water, 10.1 miles west of Peterhead, and two miles from Mintlaw station on the Great North of Scotland Railway Company's branch line...

, Old Rayne

Old Rayne

Old Rayne is a small village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately 9 miles north west of Inverurie and 14 miles south east of Huntly along the A96 road.-Etymology:The word "Rayne" comes from the Scottish Gaelic Raon meaning a field of good ground...

, Oldmeldrum

Oldmeldrum

, Oyne

Oyne

Oyne is a small village in rural Aberdeenshire at the bottom of Bennachie in Scotland.-Locality:The village has limited local resources. It once had a railway station, and now has a daily bus service to Inverurie away and to Huntly. The area is popular with commuters to Inverurie/Huntly/Aberdeen,...

, Pennan

Pennan

Pennan is a small village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland consisting of a small harbour and a single row of homes, including a hotel. It is located on the north-facing coast and is approximately one hour's drive from Aberdeen.-Area history:...

, Pitcaple

Pitcaple

Pitcaple is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on the River Urie 4 miles northwest of Inverurie. Nearby Pitcaple Castle was restored by William Burn in 1830.There is a disused railway station.-References:...

, Pitmedden

Pitmedden

Pitmedden is a rural village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated midway between Ellon and Oldmeldrum, and approximately distant from Aberdeen. In addition to local shops, primary school, church, village hall and parks, the village is home to the National Trust for Scotland's Pitmedden Garden and...

, Portsoy

Portsoy

Portsoy is a burgh in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, formerly in the county of Banffshire. The original name of the town was Pert Soaidh, which translates as 'The wooded place of the warriors...

, Potarch

Potarch

Potarch is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, with a bridge across the River Dee.It is a popular location with tourists and day trippers, and has a hotel.-References:...

, Potterton

Potterton

Potterton is a village north of Aberdeen, Scotland, in Aberdeenshire, west of Balmedie. Population in 1991 was 1159, falling by 2001 to 886.-References:...

, Rattray

Rattray, Aberdeenshire

Rattray , had been settled as far back as 4000 BC and was named a Royal Burgh in 1563 by Mary, Queen of Scots, "to put an end to the disputes about superiority over it between William Keith, 4th Earl Marischal and George Hay, 7th Earl of Erroll"...

, Rhynie, Rora

Rora, Aberdeenshire

Rora is a rural settlement in the Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated north-west of Peterhead and lying to the north of the River Ugie.-Rora Moss:...

, Rosehearty

Rosehearty

Rosehearty , Rizarty in the local dialect, is located on the Moray Firth coast, four miles west of the town Fraserburgh, in the historical county of Aberdeenshire in Scotland....

, Rothienorman

Rothienorman

Rothienorman is a village in north east Scotland.The local economy is based primarily on farming, whilst services are provided by a mobile Post Office van, village shop, the Rothie Inn hotel and barber. A recent addition to the community was the high-performance automobile vendor Indy Car Sales,...

, Ruthven

Ruthven, Aberdeenshire

Ruthven , Aberdeenshire is a village in Scotland near Huntly , and Keith . It is traditionally pronounced "Riven"....

, St Cyrus

St Cyrus

St Cyrus is a village located in the extreme south of Aberdeenshire, Scotland.-General information:...

, St Fergus, St Combs, Sandend

Sandend

Sandend is a typical little fishing village near Banff and Portsoy, Scotland.In the late 19th and early 20th centuries it was an active village...

, Sandhaven

Sandhaven

Sandhaven is a small fishing village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland that lies between Rosehearty and Fraserburgh. It is joined to the West to the even smaller village of Pitullie.-Sources:* in the Gazetteer for Scotland....

, Sauchen

Sauchen

Sauchen is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland that lies 3 miles west of Dunecht and 10 miles west of Aberdeen.-Sources:* in the Gazetteer for Scotland....

, Skene, Strachan

Strachan, Aberdeenshire

Strachan is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland that lies along the Water of Feugh, a tributary of the River Dee, Aberdeenshire, a few miles southwest of Banchory....

, Strathdon

Strathdon

Strathdon is an area in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is situated in the strath of the River Don, 45 miles west of Aberdeen in the Highlands...

, Strichen

Strichen

Strichen is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It sits on the A981, connecting it to New Deer to the southwest and Fraserburgh to the north-northeast, and the B9093, connecting it to New Pitsligo about four miles due west. The village got its name from Lord Strichen. It is situated on the River...

, Stuartfield

Stuartfield

Stuartfield is a small inland village in the Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated south of Old Deer. Formerly known as Crichie, a name still in use among locals today.-Services:...

, Tarland

Tarland

Tarland is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland and is located five miles northwest of Aboyne, and 30 miles west of Aberdeen. Population 540 ....

, Tarves

Tarves

Tarves is a small Aberdeenshire Village, situated in the formatine area of North East Scotland and lies between Oldmeldrum and Methlick. Much of the village was planned and laid out by the Marquess of Aberdeen in the 19th century but the history of the parish goes back considerably before that....

, Tewel

Tewel

Tewel is a hamlet located approximately two miles west of Stonehaven, Kincardineshire on the Auchenblae Road in Northeast Scotland.It consists of:* Tewel Farm* Tewel School and Schoolhouse* Four semi detached houses* One cottage...

, Tornaveen

Tornaveen

Tornaveen is a district to the north of the small village of Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is on the Tarland to Aberdeen road and has approximately 150 residents.It used to have a small shop but this has closed in recent years. Its most notable historical event apart from being near the...

, Torphins

Torphins

Torphins is a village in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, about 20 miles west of Aberdeen. It is on the A980 road, about 6 miles north-west of Banchory, and was once served by the Great North of Scotland Railway....

, Towie

Towie

Towie is a small hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, close to Alford and Lumsden.One of the most notable features of Towie is its small primary school with nursery, which is located in the village itself. Towie also has a bowling club and a beautiful church with historic graveyard.The village is...

, Tullich

Tullich

Tullich is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is known as the birthplace of St. Nathalan and also as the site of some noted Pictish stones. -References:...

, Udny Green

Udny Green

Udny Green is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland which is immediately southwest of Pitmedden. It is part of the parish of Udny along with another small settlement, Udny Station.-Footnotes:...

, Udny Station

Udny Station

Udny Station is a small village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland which is 5 miles east of Oldmeldrum and 5 miles south west of Ellon. It is part of the parish of Udny, along with another small settlement, Udny Green....

, Whinnyfold, Whitecairns

Whitecairns

Whitecairns is a village in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, lying north of Potterton and south of Pitmedden on the B999 road....

, Whiteford, Whitehills

Whitehills

Whitehills is a small fishing village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland that lies a few miles northwest of Banff.-Sources:* in the Gazetteer for Scotland....

, Whiterashes

Whiterashes

Whiterashes is a hamlet in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, lying to the north-west of Newmachar and south-east of Oldmeldrum on the A947 road.-Sources:* in the Gazetteer for Scotland....

, Woodhead

Woodhead, Aberdeenshire

Woodhead of Fyvie, often simply called "Woodhead", is an inland hamlet in Formartine, Aberdeenshire, Scotland that lies to the east of Fyvie near the upper River Ythan.-Sources:* in the Gazetteer for Scotland....

, Ythanbank

Ythanbank

Ythanbank is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is situated on the east bank of the River Ythan, 5 km north-west of the town of Ellon....

, Ythanwells

Ythanwells

Ythanwells is a village in the Marr area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, lying east of Huntly. The village is sometimes known as Wells of Ythan, although this name strictly refers to the nearby source of the River Ythan....