New Pitsligo
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| Coordinates | 57 ° 36 ′ N , 2 ° 12 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 1100 (2011 census) | ||
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| Post town | FRASERBURGH | ||
| ZIP code section | AB43 | ||
| prefix | 01771 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Aberdeenshire | ||
| British Parliament | Banff and Buchan | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Aberdeenshire East | ||
New Pitsligo is a town in the Scottish council area of Aberdeenshire . It is located about 16 kilometers southwest of Fraserburgh and 17 kilometers northeast of Turriff .
history
A short distance north of New Pitsligo a Cairn ( Law Cairn ) testifies to the early settlement of the area. Further to the northeast there are two burial grounds , one of which is dated to the Bronze Age .
New Pitsligo was created as a planned settlement by William Forbes of Monymusks in 1787. The existing hamlet of Cyaak was restructured and expanded. At the beginning of the 19th century, the village was described as run-down and almost exclusively inhabited by black markers. From the 1820s, New Pitsligo flourished and developed. It became known for the manufacture of lace , which is still produced there today. At the height of development there were four church buildings in New Pitsligo.
Between 1841 and 1871, the population of New Pitsligos increased from 1645 to 2094. It then declined, so that in 2001 only 927 people were counted. The 2011 census survey found an increase to 1,100 inhabitants.
traffic
The A950 , which starts in Peterhead and ends beyond New Pitsligo, is the town's main thoroughfare. It connects New Pitsligo to the A98 (Fraserburgh– Fochabers ) running one kilometer to the northwest . To the east of Fraserburgh to is New Deer leading A981 within a short distance to reach.
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 .
- ^ Pitsligo, New in: FH Groome (Ed.): Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical , Grange Publishing Works, Edinburgh, 1882–1885.
- ^ Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ 2011 census data
