Crimond
| Crimond | |||
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| Coordinates | 57 ° 36 ′ N , 1 ° 55 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 850 (2011 census) | ||
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| Post town | FRASERBURGH | ||
| ZIP code section | AB43 | ||
| prefix | 01346 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Aberdeenshire | ||
| British Parliament | Banff and Buchan | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Banffshire and Buchan Coast | ||
Crimond is a village in the Scottish council area of Aberdeenshire . It is located about twelve kilometers southeast of Fraserburgh and northwest of Peterhead near the North Sea coast. About 2.5 kilometers to the northeast is Loch Strathbeg .
history
Two stone circles to the northwest and west of the village are evidence of the early settlement of the area. The first church on the site may have been built in 1262 by Richard de Potton , Bishop of Aberdeen . The medieval church became obsolete with the construction of today's Crimond Parish Church in 1812 and is only preserved as a ruin.
At least since the 16th century, the property located north of Crimmond is Cairness known. During the 1780s, today there arose mansion Cairness House . In the 17th century, the north-west Crimonmogate property was owned by the Earls of Erroll . The Crimonmogate House, designed by Archibald Simpson , was built there in the course of the 1820s .
Around the middle of the 19th century wrote Jessie Seymour Irvine , daughter of the village priest who named today after the village of melody in the UK often to setting from 23 Psalm is used. During the Second World War , the Royal Navy built the RNAS Rattray near Crimmond . In a section of the facility, which is now closed, a motodrome for car racing has been opened.
Between 1961 and 1981 the population of Crimmonds increased eightfold to 1002. After declining for over two decades, the 2011 census survey showed a slight increase to 850 inhabitants.
traffic
The passing A90 trunk road ( Edinburgh -Fraserburgh) connects Crimmond directly. The A952 and A981 are also within a short distance .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Scheduled Monument - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Scheduled Monument - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Scheduled Monument - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Garden and Designed Landscape - entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Garden and Designed Landscape - entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ^ Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ 2011 census data
