Aberchirder, known locally as Foggieloan or Foggie, is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated on the A97 road six miles east of Turriff. In 1991 the village had a population of 1,097. Where did the nickname "Foggie" originate? There are various theories; the most likely is that there is a stretch of moorland north of where the farm town existed (and, now, north of the village) which was named Foggieloan Moss from two Gaelic words foidh (peat moss) and lon (meadow), so Foggieloan means peaty or boggy meadow. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... The A97 is a major road in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. ... Turriff is a town and parish in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Local lad Irvin Duguid was born in the village in the Police Station house on the 18th December 1969. Irvin became keyboard player in the live line-up of Stiltskin, a Scottish rock band with the number 1 hit single "Inside" in the UK in 1994. Duguid went on to work with other Scottish acts such as Gun, Fish (ex-Marillion vocalist), and has appeared on several albums by Stiltskin's old vocalist Ray Wilson, who for a short time in the late 1990's was lead singer with British pop group Genesis. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Stiltskin were a Scottish post-grunge band of the mid-1990s. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Gun were a moderately successful Scottish hard rock band formed in 1987 by brothers Giuliano (guitar) and Dante Gizzi (bass), with Mark Rankin (vocals), Scott Shields (drums) and Baby Stafford (guitar). ... Marillion are a British Rock group formed in Aylesbury in 1979, whose 13 studio album career is generally regarded as comprising of two eras, delineated by the departure of original frontman Fish in late 1988 and subsequent arrival of replacement Steve Hogarth in early 1989. ... Ray Wilson is a Scottish rock singer who got his start in the grunge band Stiltskin; they released one album and had a number one hit in the UK with the single Inside. He is the cousin of Ian Wilson, better known as Ian Catskilkin, of UK Indie band Art... Genesis is a Grammy Award winning English progressive rock band formed in 1967. ...

• Grid reference NJ625525

The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ...

External links

• Foggieloan
• Gazetteer for Scotland, 2002-2004: Aberchirder
• Gazetteer for Scotland, 2002-2004: Aberchirder history