Cults (Aberdeen)
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Cults Scottish Gaelic A 'Chùilt |
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| Coordinates | 57 ° 7 ′ N , 2 ° 11 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 5265 (1991 census) | ||
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| Post town | ABERDEEN | ||
| ZIP code section | FROM 15 | ||
| prefix | 01224 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Aberdeen | ||
| British Parliament | Aberdeen South | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Aberdeen South and North Kincardine | ||
Cults ( Gaelic : A 'Chùilt ) is a suburb of the Scottish city of Aberdeen . It is located about six kilometers west of the city center on the north bank of the Dee east of Milltimber . In 1991 Cults had a population of 5,265. Cults has been growing very rapidly for several decades and quadrupled its population between 1951 (1361 inhabitants) and 1991. Historically, various mills were operated in cults; today it serves as a commuter settlement for Aberdeen.
In the 19th century Cults got its own station on the Deeside Railway line of the Great North of Scotland Railway , which ran from Aberdeen to Ballater . However, the line was closed in 1966. The A93 runs through Cults and connects the village to the trunk road network. The A90 runs just a few kilometers east.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ List of Gaelic expressions
- ↑ a b c Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Statistical data
- ↑ a b Cults. In: Francis H. Groome: Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical. Volume 2: (Cor - Edn). Thomas C. Jack, Grange Publishing Works, Edinburgh et al. 1884, p. 325.