NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Findon, Aberdeenshire

Findon or Finnan, Scotland is a fishing village 8 miles south of Aberdeen, famous for originating the smoked haddock known as Finnan haddie. The most interesting part of Findon is the Moor which has a number of paths through many of which run along the Cliffs. Deer can often be seen here. Nearby features include the Portlethen Moss Nature Reserve. Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen of the UK Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification... This article is about the Scottish city. ...

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Daviot is not cool ... Drumoak is a growing village situated between Peterculter and Banchory in North Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. ... Dunecht is a slightly linear village on the A944 road in north-east. ... Echt is an Aberdeenshire crossroads village in north-east Scotland with a population of approximately 300 people. ... Ellon is a town of about 13,000 people in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately 16 miles north of Aberdeen. ... Elrick is a small village on the A944 road 7. ... Fettercairn is a small village in the Northeast of Scotland. ... Fraserburgh is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on the extreme North East corner. ... Fyvie is a small village in the region of Buchan, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. ... Gardenstown is a small picturesque village near Banff in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland. ... Huntly is a town in Aberdeenshire in Scotland, formerly known as Milton of Strathbogie. ... Insch is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland Categories: Scotland geography stubs | Towns in Aberdeenshire ... The villiage of Inverallochy can be found 2 miles East of Fraserburgh, in North East Scotland. ... Inverbervie is a small town in Scotland, United Kingdom. ... Inverurie is a burgh in Aberdeenshire, Scotland approximately 16 miles north west of Aberdeen along the A96 road. ... Kemnay is a village 16 miles west of Aberdeen in Scotland. ... The Town House, Kintore. ... Laurencekirk is a small town just off the A90 Dundee to Aberdeen main road in Scotland. ... Lost (LÃ²sda in Scottish Gaelic); population: less than two dozen; grid reference NJ349132 or on 1869 map) is a tiny hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. ... Maryculter or Kirkton of Maryculter is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. ... Maud is a small town in the Buchan area of the Scottish county of Aberdeenshire. ... Methlick is a village in Gordon District, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. ... Newburgh (sometimes Newburgh on Ythan) is a coastal village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. ... New Deer lies in the valley of Deer, in the North East of Scotland and was originally founded after monks from Deer Abbey, Old Deer built a chapel at Auchreddie (which translates as â€˜field of the bog myrtleâ€™). Around 1507 the register of Deer Abbey lists its lands in the... Newtonhill is a medium population village of 3,083 in Aberdeenshire, nestled between Northern Portlethen, Southern Muchalls and the larger Stonehaven (pop 10,749). ... Oldmeldrum is a village and parish in Aberdeenshire, not far from Inverurie in north east Scotland. ... Oyne is a small village not much bigger than a hamlet in some eyes set in rural Aberdeenshire at the bottom of Bennachie in Scotland. ... Peterhead is a town in Scotland with a population of approximately 18,000. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Portsoy is a burgh in the traditional county of Banffshire, Scotland. ... Rosehearty(Rizarty in the local dialect) is located on the Moray Firth coast, 4 miles west of the town Fraserburgh, in the historical county of Aberdeenshire in Scotland. ... Ruthven, Aberdeenshire is a village in Scotland near Huntly (to the south east), and Keith (to the north west). ... St Fergus is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, formerly in the county of Banffshire. ... Market Square, Stonehaven Stonehaven (Steenhive in the Doric dialect of Scots) is a town with around fourteen thousand inhabitants (9,577 in 2001 (census)) on the North-East coast of Scotland. ... Strathdon is situated in the valley of the River Don 45 miles west of Aberdeen in the Highlands of Scotland. ... Tarland is town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland and is located five miles northwest of Aboyne, and 30 miles west of Aberdeen. ... Torphins is a sleepy village, in Deeside, about 20 miles west of Aberdeen (Scotland). ... Turriff is a town and parish in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. ... Westhill is a commuter town in the north east of Scotland, in the parish of Skene, directly west of Aberdeen and connected to the city via the A944 road. ... Whinneyfold is the name of a small village in Scotland above the southern extremity of the Bay of Cruden in Aberdeenshire. ...