The A980 road is a relatively short main road in north-east
Scotland
Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...
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The A980 connects the
A944 road
The A944 road connects Aberdeen with Strathdon in north-east Scotland.
Route
It originates at the Lang Stracht in the city, which is a re-routing as, until 1999, the road left Aberdeen by way of Queens Road in the City Centre. However this rou ...
with the trunk
A93 road
The A93 is a major road in Scotland and the highest public road in the United Kingdom. It runs north from Perth, Scotland, Perth through Blairgowrie and Rattray, then through the Grampian Mountains (Scotland), Grampian Mountains by way of Glen ...
.
Route
:''North to South''
*A944 between
Alford, Aberdeenshire
Alford (pronounced or , ) is a large village in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland, lying just south of the River Don. It lies within the Howe of Alford (also called the Vale of Alford) which occupies the middle reaches of the River Don.
The ...
and
Bridge of Alford
Bridge of Alford is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Bridge of Alford is situated near Alford beside the bridge over the River Don. It is on the road towards Strathdon
Strathdon (; Gaelic: ''Srath Dheathain'') is an area in Aberdee ...
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Muir of Fowlis
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Craigievar Castle
Craigievar Castle is a harled castle or fortified country house south of Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was the seat of Clan Sempill, and the Forbes family resided here for 350 years until 1963, when the property was sold to the National ...
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Crossroads
Crossroads is a junction where four roads meet.
Crossroads, crossroad, cross road(s) or similar may also refer to:
Film and television Films
* ''Crossroads'' (1928 film), a 1928 Japanese film by Teinosuke Kinugasa
* ''Cross Roads'' (film), a ...
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Lumphanan
Lumphanan ( ; ) is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland located from Aberdeen and from Banchory.
History
Lumphanan is documented to be the site of the Battle of Lumphanan of 1057 AD, where Malcolm III of Scotland defeated Macbeth of Sco ...
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Torphins
Torphins ( ; ) is a village in River Dee, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland which lies about west of Aberdeen. It is situated on the A980 road, A980, about north-west of Banchory, and was once served by the Great North of ...
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Milltown of Campfield
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Banchory
Banchory (, , ) is a burgh or town in Aberdeenshire, historically in Kincardineshire, Scotland. It is about west of Aberdeen, near where the Feugh River meets the River Dee.
Prehistory and archaeology
In 2009, a farmer discovered a short ...
, junction with the A93
References
External links
Its entry in SABREArticle in GEOGRAPH
Roads in Scotland
Transport in Aberdeenshire
Banchory
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