Strokes
| Strokes | |||
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| Coordinates | 57 ° 35 ′ N , 2 ° 6 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 963 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 | ||
Strokes is a village in Aberdeenshire , Scotland . It is on the A981 between New Deer (12 km to the southwest) and Fraserburgh (13 km to the north-northeast) and the B9093 which connects it to New Pitsligo (six kilometers to the west). The village takes its name from Lord Strichen. It is located on the Ugie River on the foothills of Mormond Hill . The hotel and restaurant Strichen White Horse , built in 1794 from quartz from Mormond Hill, is located approximately 1,500 m northeast of the city limits.
history
Strichen was settled very early. In the Neolithic Age , the stone circle was built by strokes . Further south are the Catto Long and a number of other Cairns .
There are several listed buildings in the village. The most important is the crenellated town house from 1816 listed in Category A.
Known residents
- Former First Minister Alex Salmond lives in a converted mill in the village with his wife Moira.
- The writer and screenwriter Lorna Moon was born in Strichen in 1886. Her collection of short stories, Doorways in Drumorty, is based on her memories of strokes. Her 1929 novel Dark Star also takes place in Strokes and Aberdeenshire.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Peterhead historical site
- ↑ C. Michael Hogan (2008) Catto Long Barrow fieldnotes , The Modern Antiquarian
- ^ Dashes Parish (search results) . Historic Scotland. Archived from the original on September 2, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
- ^ Town House, High Street and Bridge Street . Historic Scotland. Archived from the original on September 2, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
- ↑ Alex Salmond MSP www.scotland.gov.uk accessed 11 July 2008
- ↑ Auslan Cramb: Moira Salmond: A reluctant First Wife . Telegraph. May 10, 2007. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
- ↑ Overview of Lorna Moon