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New Leeds
New Leeds is a planned village in the Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated east of Strichen at the foot of Mormond Hill. Nowadays New Leeds serves chiefly as a dormitory village for Aberdeen and Fraserburgh. Transport Regular bus services operate to Fraserburgh and Aberdeen, and an on-demand Dial-a-bus service is also available. New Leeds is adjacent to the A952 road, which links with the A90 road north to Fraserburgh and south to Aberdeen and beyond. The nearby Mormond railway station closed in 1979, and now offers an access point to the Formartine and Buchan Way, the long-distance path that follows the route of the former railway. Landmarks On the slopes of Mormond Hill above the village is the White Stag of Mormond, a hill figure marked with quartz stones, first laid out by Mr F. W. Cordiner of Cortes to mark his wedding in 1870. A more modern landmark is the pair of wind turbines erected in 2008 at Redbog, north of the village. A further turbine at nearb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banff And Buchan (UK Parliament Constituency)
Banff and Buchan is a constituency of the House of Commons, located in the north-east of Scotland within the Aberdeenshire council area. It elects one Member of Parliament at least once every five years using the first-past-the-post system of voting. The seat has been held by David Duguid of the Scottish Conservatives since 2017; until then the Scottish National Party (SNP) had held the seat since 1987, with the then First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond representing the seat until 2010 and Eilidh Whiteford until 2017. Constituency profile A mostly rural constituency, it takes in the towns of Fraserburgh, Peterhead and Turriff, and the main industries are fishing and tourism. The Aberdeenshire council area as a whole voted against Scottish independence in 2014. 61% of people in constituency are estimated to have voted in favour of leaving the European Union in the 2016 Brexit referendum. In 2010, Eilidh Whiteford succeeded Alex Salmond as the MP for Banff and Buchan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A952 Road
A95 or A-95 may refer to: * A95 road (Great Britain), a major road in the United Kingdom * A 95 motorway (Germany) * Canon PowerShot A95, a digital camera * Dutch Defence The Dutch Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves: :1. d4 f5 Black's 1...f5 stakes a claim to the e4-square and envisions an attack in the middlegame on White's ; however, it also weakens Black's kingside to an extent (especia ..., in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings * MAN ND323F, a double decker bus model also known as the MAN A95 {{Letter-NumberCombDisambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leeds
Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by population) in England, after London and Birmingham. The city was a small manorial borough in the 13th century and a market town in the 16th century. It expanded by becoming a major production centre, including of carbonated water where it was invented in the 1760s, and trading centre (mainly with wool) for the 17th and 18th centuries. It was a major mill town during the Industrial Revolution. It was also known for its flax industry, iron foundries, engineering and printing, as well as shopping, with several surviving Victorian era arcades, such as Kirkgate Market. City status was awarded in 1893, a populous urban centre formed in the following century which absorbed surrounding villages and overtook the nearby York population. It is locate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floruit
''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicating the time when someone flourished. Etymology and use la, flōruit is the third-person singular perfect active indicative of the Latin verb ', ' "to bloom, flower, or flourish", from the noun ', ', "flower". Broadly, the term is employed in reference to the peak of activity for a person or movement. More specifically, it often is used in genealogy and historical writing when a person's birth or death dates are unknown, but some other evidence exists that indicates when they were alive. For example, if there are wills attested by John Jones in 1204, and 1229, and a record of his marriage in 1197, a record concerning him might be written as "John Jones (fl. 1197–1229)". The term is often used in art history when dating the career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fraser Of Strichen
The Frasers of Strichen are a branch of the highland Clan Fraser of Lovat, which assumed the chiefship of the clan in the 19th century. After Archibald Campbell Fraser of Lovat, the third son of Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat, died without descendants in 1815, the chiefship of Clan Fraser was passed to Thomas Alexander Fraser of Strichen. He was a descendant of the 7th Lord Lovat. In 1854 the title of Lovat was restored, which made him the 12th Lord Lovat. This also entitled him and his descendants to a seat in the House of Lords, until the House of Lords Act 1999 ended the right of hereditary peers to sit in the House of Lords. The current chief of the Clan, Simon Fraser, 16th Lord Lovat, is a direct descendant of Thomas Alexander Fraser of Strichen. Lairds of Strichen *Thomas Fraser of Knockie and 1st of Strichen, died 2 October 1612, second son of Alexander Fraser, 4th Lord Lovat. *Thomas Fraser, 2nd of Strichen. *Thomas Fraser, 3rd of Strichen, succeeded his father in 1645 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mintlaw Academy
Mintlaw Academy is a secondary school in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. History The school opened in 1981 with about 600 enrolled students and a capacity of 1,000. By August 2003, it had about 920 enrolled students. The rector is Linda Duthie . The school serves the rural communities of Central Buchan and draws pupils from the villages of Mintlaw, Fetterangus, Longside, Maud, New Deer, New Pitsligo, Strichen, Auchnagatt, Stuartfield and the surrounding area. At Mintlaw Academy there are four houses. Brucklay (named after Brucklay estate between Maud and New Deer), Deer (named after Deer Abbey a few miles from the school), Mormond (named after Mormond Hill near Strichen) and Ugie (named after the river Ugie flowing past Mintlaw). There used to be another house, Aden, (named after Aden Country Park) though this house was stopped due to a falling roll at the end of the 2008/09 school year. Community School Network In addition to Mintlaw Academy, the Mintlaw Community School Network c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cortes, Aberdeenshire
Cortes is a rural settlement in the Banff and Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated in the parish of Rathen, south of Fraserburgh. The area stretches from the grounds of Cortes House in the west to Cortes Village in the east on the border with the adjacent parish of Lonmay. Schools Primary education is provided at Rathen School, whilst secondary pupils travel to Fraserburgh Academy. Transport Cortes lies at the northern end of the A952 road at its junction with the A90 road. Regular bus services connect the area to Fraserburgh, Peterhead and Aberdeen, and an on-demand Dial-a-bus service is also available. The nearby Lonmay railway station closed in 1979, and now offers an access point to the Formartine and Buchan Way, the long-distance path that follows the route of the former railway. Landmarks To the south lies Mormond Hill, on the slopes of which a hill figure known as the White Stag of Mormond, marked with quartz stones, was first laid out by Mr F. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hill Figure
A hill figure is a large visual representation created by cutting into a steep hillside and revealing the underlying geology. It is a type of geoglyph usually designed to be seen from afar rather than above. In some cases trenches are dug and rubble made from material brighter than the natural bedrock is placed into them. The new material is often chalk, a soft and white form of limestone, leading to the alternative name of chalk figure for this form of art. Hill figures cut in grass are a phenomenon especially seen in England, where examples include the Cerne Abbas Giant, the Uffington White Horse, and the Long Man of Wilmington, as well as the "lost" carvings at Cambridge, Oxford and Plymouth Hoe. From the 18th century onwards, many further ones were added. Many figures long thought to be ancient have been found to be relatively recent when subjected to modern archaeological scrutiny, at least in their current form. Only the Uffington White Horse appears to retain a prehistori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Formartine And Buchan Way
The Formartine and Buchan Way is a long-distance trail in Scotland, extending from Dyce north to Peterhead and Fraserburgh in the Buchan and Formartine districts of Aberdeenshire in Scotland. It follows the track of a former railway line, the Formartine and Buchan Railway, and is open to walkers, cyclists and horse riders. The railway closed in 1979 (Fraserburgh) and 1970 (Maud-Peterhead). The walkway opened in the early 1990s, and is managed by Aberdeenshire Council. It is listed as one of Scotland's Great Trails by NatureScot. Places of interest along the way include Drinnes Wood Observatory, Strichen Stone Circle, Aden Country Park, Deer Abbey and The White Horse at Strichen. The total path is around long if both spurs are travelled and can be accessed relatively easily by public transport or car. An information pack detailing the route has been produced by Aberdeenshire Council: the pack can be purchased from local tourist information centres and is also available to downloa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mormond Railway Station
Mormond Halt railway station was a railway station near New Leeds, Aberdeenshire. History The station was opened as Mormond on 24 April 1865. It was named after Mormond Hill, which was nearby. Its name was changed to Mormond Halt on 1 June 1939. It was reduced to a Saturday only service in 1950 and closed on 2 October 1965. References Disused railway stations in Aberdeenshire Beeching closures in Scotland Former Great North of Scotland Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1870 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1965 1870 establishments in Scotland 1965 disestablishments in Scotland {{Aberdeenshire-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A90 Road
The A90 road is a major north to south road in eastern Scotland, running from Edinburgh to Fraserburgh, through Dundee and Aberdeen. Along with the A9 and the A82 it is one of the three major north–south trunk roads connecting the Central Belt to the North. Background The creation and development of the A90 road has to be understood in terms of the development of the economy of the North-East of Scotland which had resulted in an increase in traffic along the route between Perth and Aberdeen. In recognition of this, in 1979, the British government announced that it was giving priority to the upgrading of the route to dual carriageway standard. It had already been decided that the trunk route between Dundee and Stonehaven which, previously, had followed the same route as the railway line between the two towns, would now follow an inland route through Forfar and Laurencekirk. The new route would incorporate the A85 from Perth to Dundee the A929 between Dundee and Forfar, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dial-a-bus
A Telebus, Dial-a-bus, or Dial-a-ride service is a bus service that operates in a mode partway between a normal scheduled bus service and a taxi; it is a form of demand responsive transport. Telebuses typically have a scheduled route, but passengers can ring and book a pick-up within an area served by the route, and the bus route is modified to make the pick-up. Drop offs anywhere within the area can also be accommodated. The aim is to extend public transport services to the front door of all residences, or from any place to any place. Some services operate exclusively for disabled or elderly passengers; other services are open to the general public. The term Paratransit has been used as a term for Telebus service. But possibly because paratransit sounds to the uninitiated like a service for the disabled, other terms such as Telebus have become more popular, particularly for services not primarily intended to service disabled passengers. Often paratransit is used to mean Dema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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