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Local History
We have included here links to some interesting articles about various parts of Stonehaven
Stonehaven
Stonehaven was first named Kilwhang and lies on the coast approximately fifteen miles South of Aberdeen. The town has an estimated population of 12,000 people. Stonehaven is spectacular with it's bay surrounded ......
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Bogwell Lane
Under the street name, a dilapidated concrete structure, inscribed Bogwell 1910, is all that remains of the old Bogwell, now derelict, which used to be.....
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County Buildings
In 1600, however, when Stonehaven became the County Town, this distinction having been conferred on it by the 5th Earl Marischal, and a court-house and prison were required, the Earl Marischal appears to have handed over the building which assumed unexpected importance as what we might call today the County Buildings,
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Cowie Village
The original Cowie Village had been situated on the eastern slope of Megray Hill but it was destroyed by fire by the orders of the Marquis of Montrose in 1645. Down below was the roadway, still visible behind Cowie House....
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Famous People
Stonehaven was the birthplace of Robert W Thomson, the inventor of the pneumatic tyre.Other famous people had connections with Stonehaven.
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Malcolm's Mount
Known as Malcolm's Mount. This hillock, crowned with a clump of trees but originally with a cairn of stones, has been traditionally regarded as the burial place of Malcolm I of Scotland .His reign extended over a period,stated to be between four and eleven years. It is said...
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Market Square
Around the Square, lies the main shopping centre.
The most important street is perhaps Allardice Street, the main street to the north...
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Ship Wrecks
The Stonehaven lifeboat, St. George was launched in 1868. It went to the help of the Grace Darling of Blyth ,which flew distress signals as she drifted north. It was at this point...
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The Bridges
Stonehaven lies between two streams which are the river Carron and the river Cowie, small though they had proved quite a worry to the magistrates of the burgh.
The main bridge over the river Carron was built by Robert Barclay in 1871 and the Cowie bridge was in existence before that.
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The Harbour
Stonehaven's Harbour is sheltering between Bellman's Head in the north and, in the south, the lee of the Old Red Sandstone cliffs, running to the great headland of Downie Point...
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The Mill Inn
Prior to 1850 when the first Caledonian Railway train passed Stonehaven on its way north, Stonehaven occupied a place of considerable importance in the itineraries of long-distance travellers...
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The Kirk Of Saint Ternan
This is one of the few Parish churches in rural Scotland that dates from pre-Reformation times and is still in use for public worship. The church is dedicated to the memory of St. Ternan who, it is believed, was born to a Pictish family in the Mearns...
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The Tolbooth
The former Stonehaven Town Council restored the Tolbooth and in September 1963, Her Majesty the Queen Mother reopened it. There is a restaurant on the first floor which specialises in sea food with a excellent view of Stonehaven Harbour. The ground floor holds the museum ,..
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