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  1. Stonehaven

    Infobox UK place official name Stonehaven gaelic name Cala na Creige scots name Steenhive or Steinhyve ... Census os grid reference NO8786 latitude 56.96 longitude 2.21 post town STONEHAVEN postcode area AB ... Parliament constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine static image Image Stonehaven Square.jpg 240px static image caption small Market Square, Stonehaven small Stonehaven IPA en sto n he v n Stonehaven.ogg ... coast and had a population of 9,577 in 2001 census. As the old county town of Kincardineshire , Stonehaven ... . The town is served by Stonehaven railway station . History Stonehaven is the site of prehistoric ... date at Spurryhillock , Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire , PSAS 127, 17 27 ref The town lies at the southern ... connected the Bridge of Dee to Cowie Castle via the Portlethen Moss and the Stonehaven central ... , Stonehaven Heritage Society 1985 ref Originally the settlement of Stonehaven grew and prospered ... surviving structure in Stonehaven is the Stonehaven Tolbooth at the harbour , used as an early ... the Cowie Bridge , at the north of Stonehaven, was a prior historic fishing village known as Cowie, Aberdeenshire Cowie , which area has now been subsumed into Stonehaven. Somewhat further north are the ruins of Cowie Castle . Slightly to the west of Stonehaven is the ruined Ury House , originally ... invertebrate discovered was found at Stonehaven s Cowie Beach . This was Pneumodesmus newmani , a species ... news science 40791 life on earth began in stonehaven Pneumodesmus article on science section of Red Orbit website ref Geography Image Stonehaven aerial.jpg left thumb Stonehaven from the air Stonehaven is 15 miles 24  km south of Aberdeen in a sheltered position on Stonehaven Bay between ... Map Landranger 45, Stonehaven and Banchory, 1 50,000 scale, 2004 ref Stonehaven lies adjacent ... townfirst184.html title Stonehaven author Gazeteer for Scotland accessdate 2007 04 28 ref the harbour ... of Stonehaven west of the A90 road lies the village of Kirkton of Fetteresso . Stonehaven is also ...   more details



  1. Stonehaven Bay

    Stonehaven Bay is a natural harbour in Aberdeenshire, Scotland . ref Stonehaven History http www.atap.org.uk stonehaven index.htm ref The town of Stonehaven is built along the shore of Stonehaven Bay. Nearby historical features include Fetteresso Castle , Stonehaven Tolbooth , Dunottar Castle and Muchalls Castle . See also Carron Water, Aberdeenshire Carron Water Cowie Water References reflist Aberdeenshire geo stub coord 56 58 N 2 12 W display title region GB type waterbody source GNS enwiki Category Bays of Scotland ...   more details



  1. Viscount Stonehaven

    Image Ac.stonehaven.jpg thumb 200px John Baird, br 1st Viscount Stonehaven. Viscount Stonehaven , of Ury in the County of Kincardine, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom . It was created in 1938 for the Conservative Party UK Conservative politician and former Governor General of Australia , John Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven John Baird, 1st Baron Stonehaven . He had already been created Baron Stonehaven , of Ury in the County of Kincardine, in 1925. The Baird Baronetcy of Urie, had been created in 1897 for his father Sir Alexander Baird, 1st Baronet Alexander Baird . The first Viscount married Lady Ethel Sydney Keith, daughter of Algernon Keith Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore , who in 1966 succeeded her younger brother as 12th Countess of Kintore. Their son James Ian Keith succeeded to his father s titles in 1941 and to his mother s titles in 1974. The baronetcy, barony and viscountcy of Stonehaven are now subsidiary titles of the Earl of Kintore Earldom of Kintore . Baird Baronets, of Urie 1897 Sir Alexander Baird, 1st Baronet 1849 1920 John Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven Sir John Baird, 2nd Baronet 1874 1941 created Viscount Stonehaven in 1938 Viscounts Stonehaven 1938 John Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven 1874 1941 Ian Keith, 12th Earl of Kintore James Ian Keith, 2nd Viscount Stonehaven 1908 1989 succeeded as 12th Earl of Kintore in 1974 Michael Canning William John Keith, 13th Earl of Kintore, 3rd Viscount Stonehaven 1939 2004 James William Falconer Keith, 14th Earl of Kintore, 4th Viscount Stonehaven b. 1976 The heir presumptive to the viscountcy is Hon Alexander David Baird Keith b. 1946 External links http www.kittybrewster.com ancestry baird.htm Family tree Category Viscountcies Stonehaven ...   more details



  1. Stonehaven (neighborhood)

    Sardis Rd. from the neighborhood. External links http maps.google.com maps?f q&hl en&q Stonehaven, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States Stonehaven on Google maps http www.city data.com neighborhood Stonehaven Charlotte NC.html Stonehaven Neighborhood Data http ramaclub.com Rama Swim and Racquet ...   more details



  1. Stonehaven F.C.

    Football club infobox clubname Stonehaven F.C. image fullname Stonehaven Junior Football Club nickname The Hive founded 1919 ground Glenury Park br Stonehaven capacity chairman Roger Barnett manager Doug Baxter league Scottish Junior Football North Premier League SJFA North Superleague season 2010&ndash 11 position 10th Stonehaven F.C. are a Scottish Scottish Junior Football Association Junior Association football soccer football club from Stonehaven , Aberdeenshire . Founded in 1919, the club currently play in the Scottish Junior Football North Premier League SJFA North Superleague . Their home ground is Glenury Park and the club colours are blue. At the end of the 2009&ndash 10 Scottish Junior Football North Division One SJFA North Division One season, second placed Inverness City F.C. Inverness City were denied promotion after failing to secure a suitable home ground. ref http www.inverness courier.co.uk news fullstory.php aid 12534 City denied access to Superleague.html City denied access to Superleague inverness courier.co.uk, 1 June 2010 ref The decision was made for third placed Stonehaven to One game playoff play off against Buchanhaven Hearts F.C. Buchanhaven Hearts who finished thirteenth in the Scottish Junior Football North Premier League North Superleague to decide the second promotion relegation spot. Stonehaven won 3 2 at Sunnybank F.C. Heathryfold Park, Aberdeen to secure promotion. ref http www.mearnsleader.co.uk sport HIVE BACK IN SUPERLEAGUE.6357469.jp Hive back in Superleague mearnsleader.co.uk, June 11 2010 ref Honours SJFA North East Premier Division winners 1989&ndash 90, 1993&ndash 94 North Norsco Regional Cup 1990&ndash 91 SJFA North East Division One winners 1988&ndash 89 McLeman Cup 1972&ndash 73, 1987&ndash 88, 1994&ndash 95 Duthie Acorn Heating Cup 1963&ndash 64, 1968&ndash 69, 1993&ndash 94 Morrison Trophy 1981&ndash 82, 1984&ndash 85, 2009&ndash 10 Aberdeen & District Junior League Cup 1962&ndash 63, 1963&ndash 64 Jimmy Gibb Memorial Trophy ...   more details



  1. Stonehaven, Delaware

    Stonehaven is an unincorporated area unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware New Castle County , Delaware , United States . ref gnis 217101 ref References reflist Brandywine Hundred coord 39 45 55 N 75 30 44 W type city region US DE source GNIS enwiki display title Category Unincorporated communities in New Castle County, Delaware Delaware geo stub ...   more details



  1. Stonehaven Tolbooth

    Image Tolbooth 280.jpg thumb 220px Stonehaven Tolbooth The Stonehaven Tolbooth is a late 16th century stone building originally used as a courthouse and a prison in the town of Stonehaven , Aberdeenshire , Scotland . ref Archibald Watt, Highways and Biways around Kincardineshire , Stonehaven Heritage Society 1985 ref Constructed of local Old Red Sandstone , the prison probably attained its greatest note, when three local Scottish Episcopal Church Episcopal ian clergymen were imprisoned for holding services for more than nine people a limit established to discourage the Episcopalian religion in the mid 18th century . ref David Bertie, Scottish Episcopal clergy 1689 2000 , T and T Clark Publishing, Edinburgh, Scotland ref Lying midway along the old north quay of the Stonehaven Harbour , the present day Tolbooth serves as a history museum with a restaurant on the floor above the ground floor. It is a listed building Scotland category A listed building . ref cite web url http hsewsf.sedsh.gov.uk hslive hsstart?P HBNUM 41655 title Old Tolbooth of Stonehaven publisher Historic Scotland accessdate 1 May 2012 ref Early history Image Ruinedchapel.jpg thumb 220px left Ruined Episcopal chapel from 18th century where the clergymen conducted their services leading to imprisonment The Stonehaven ... business functions were conducted on the upper level of the Stonehaven Tolbooth, with the ground floor being used as the prison. By 1685, there are further accounts of the Stonehaven Tolbooth functioning ... by the Diocese at Brechin . Image Harbor view.jpg thumb 210px Stonehaven Harbour as seen from ... facilities were built in the year 1767, the Stonehaven tolbooth reverted to its earlier humble ... Museum, Stonehaven ref In 1963, the Tolbooth was in need of building restoration restoration , which ... Image Stonehavenharbourpanorama.jpg thumb 340px right View of the southern part of Stonehaven ... on the Stonehaven Tolbooth http www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk museums tolbooth.asp The Tolbooth Museum ...   more details



  1. Stonehaven (comic)

    Orphan date October 2011 Stonehaven is a series of first run graphic novels and prose novels set in a contemporary urban fantasy city of the same name, in which mythical creatures live openly alongside .... Supercbbox Wikipedia WikiProject Comics title Stonehaven comic color background ffffcc image Stonehaven logo.png caption Official Stonehaven logo. format graphic novel publisher Stickman Graphics ... Stonehaven is a series of graphic novels and prose novels set in a contemporary urban fantasy city ... history that is significantly different than that of reality. The city of Stonehaven is geographically and structurally similar to New York City . Politically, Stonehaven is a city state that covers ... of politically powerful pagan faith healing . Themes Kevin Tinsley, the creator of the Stonehaven series ... of middle eastern descent born and raised in the mean streets of Stonehaven. More the scrapping street ... the respect and guidance the others look towards her. Meggan Eisner is a media major at Stonehaven ... blooded wood elf, who studies magic at the Stonehaven University of Thaumaturgy and Theology Theological ... to be a cult by the majority of the pantheistic society of Stonehaven, and alienates itself ... to be around. Sarasvati Sara Maitreyi is a Desi immigrant to Stonehaven, and a Residency medicine .... Capulous family has played a major role in the development of the city of Stonehaven. He ... is the main reason for their being outcast . Creatures and Races The term race is used within the Stonehaven ... in Stonehaven include elves, dwarves, ogres, centaur s, cyclops , and two anthropomorphic animal races ... role in Stonehaven . However, they are not the mindless animals that only come out during the full ... appeared in Stonehaven include griffins and trolls. Trolls are sub human creatures who are arguably ... Stonehaven University who must take a summer job at Dwarkin Extermination Company in order to pay ... critiques 030104 stonehaven.shtml Stonehaven Subterranean Hearts . by Lance Eaton, Curled Up with a Good ...   more details



  1. Stonehaven Open Air Pool

    coord 56.969691 2.204508 display title region GB type landmark File Stonehaven Open Air Sea water Swimming Pool geograph.org.uk 143628.jpg thumb right Stonehaven Open Air Pool in 2005 Stonehaven Open Air Swimming Pool , Queen Elizabeth Park, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire AB39 2RD, is an Olympic size swimming pool Olympic sized heated open air public pool opened in 1934. It is the linktext northernmost lido in the UK. ref name McLaren1967 Cite book last McLaren first Moray year 1967 title The Shell guide to Scotland publisher Ebury Press url http books.google.com ?id trALAQAAIAAJ page 426 ref Description This 55 yard 50.3 meters x 20 yard open air pool is the only art deco Olympic sized sea water ... Aberdeenshire Council information on Stonehaven Leisure Centre ref ref http www.stonehavenopenairpool.co.uk history.htm Stonehaven Open Air Pool History ref History The pool was opened 4 June 1934. ref name BBC20090813 cite web title Nettie Whitelaw, a Friend of the Stonehaven Pool, outlines the history of one of Stonehaven s cherished landmarks as the pool celebrates its 75th anniversary. date ... content articles 2009 08 03 stonehaven pool feature.shtml ref ref name Smith Cite book year 2006 ... ref In 1994 Aberdeenshire Council had plans to close the pool but a local campaign Friends of Stonehaven ... are appealing to the public to save Stonehaven s open air heated swimming pool, which the new Aberdeenshire ...... Mr Alan Bisset, a solicitor and member of the Stonehaven Leisure Trust Committee, said he ... air pool puts Stonehaven on international map author Gordon Lyon page 3 quote More than 24,000 people passed through its turnstiles during the 12 week open season, but the Friends of Stonehaven Open ... or with friends. He said the number of people visiting Stonehaven this summer because of the pool ... quote More than 1,100 people visited the open air swimming pool in nearby Stonehaven, giving the attraction ... Footnotes references References Cite book title 70 years at Stonehaven Open Air Pool Friends of Stonehaven ...   more details



  1. Stonehaven railway station

    Infobox UK station name Stonehaven other name code STN image name Stonehaven railway station geograph.org.uk 365302.jpg caption manager First ScotRail locale Stonehaven borough Aberdeenshire latitude 56.967 longitude 2.225 platforms 2 usage0405 increase 0.364 usage0506 increase 0.397 usage0607 increase 0.416 usage0708 increase 0.453 usage0809 increase 0.467 usage0910 decrease 0.445 original Aberdeen Railway pregroup Caledonian Railway postgroup London Midland and Scottish Railway LMS years 1 November 1849 events Station opened years1 events1 Stonehaven railway station serves the town of Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire , Scotland , United Kingdom . Despite its small size, it is a calling point for a large number of services going both North to Aberdeen and South to Edinburgh and Glasgow . Additionally, a service operating only between Aberdeen, Portlethen and Stonehaven has operated since the winter of 2008. History The station was opened as part of the Aberdeen Railway on 1 November 1849. rail start rail line previous stnlnk Montrose next stnlnk Aberdeen route CrossCountry br small Cross Country Network small col XC colour rail line previous stnlnk Laurencekirk next stnlnk Portlethen route First ScotRail br small Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line small col First ScotRail colour rail line previous stnlnk Montrose next stnlnk Aberdeen route First ScotRail br small Caledonian Sleeper Highland Caledonian Sleeper small col First ScotRail colour rail line previous stnlnk Montrose next stnlnk Aberdeen route East Coast train operating company East Coast br small East Coast Main Line small col NXEC colour Historical Rail Insert rail line previous stnlnk Carmont br small Line open Station closed small next stnlnk Muchalls br small Line open Station closed small route Caledonian Railway br p style background Caledonian light   small Aberdeen Railway small col Caledonian colour end box References ... Station Stonehaven ...   more details



  1. Stonehaven (Media, Pennsylvania)

    Infobox NRHP name Stonehaven nrhp type image StonehavenDelco.JPG caption Stonehaven, November 2009 locatiom 484 Lenni Road, junction with New Road, Chester Heights, Pennsylvania lat degrees 39 lat minutes 53 lat seconds 35 lat direction N long degrees 75 long minutes 27 long seconds 9 long direction W coord display inline,title locmapin Pennsylvania built 1799 architect OR builder unknown architecture Georgian added October 24, 1996 area convert 1.4 acre governing body Private refnum 96001197 ref name nris NRISref version 2010a ref Stonehaven , also known as the John and Sarah Lundgren House, is a historic home located at Chester Heights, Pennsylvania Chester Heights , Delaware County, Pennsylvania . The original section was built in 1799, and is a 2 1 2 story, five bay by two bay stone building. It is a vernacular Federal era dwelling with a Georgian architecture Georgian plan. A two bay, stone kitchen addition was built in 1811, and a wood frame addition was added to that after 1910. ref name arch cite web url https www.dot7.state.pa.us ce SelectWelcome.asp title National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania publisher CRGIS Cultural Resources Geographic Information System format Searchable database Note This includes cite web url https www.dot7.state.pa.us ce imagery phmc scans H016719 01H.pdf title National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form Stonehaven accessdate 2012 01 11 author Patrick J. McFadden format PDF date March 1996 ref It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. ref name nris References reflist National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Category Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Category Georgian architecture in Pennsylvania Category Buildings and structures completed in 1799 Category Houses in Delaware County, Pennsylvania DelawarePA NRHP stub ...   more details



  1. Stonehaven, New Brunswick

    Infobox settlement official name Stonehaven other name native name settlement type nickname motto image skyline imagesize image caption image flag flag size image seal seal size image shield shield size image blank emblem blank emblem size image map mapsize map caption pushpin map pushpin mapsize pushpin label position pushpin map caption Location of Stonehaven, New Brunswick coordinates region CA NB subdivision type Country subdivision name CAN subdivision type1 Province subdivision name1 NB subdivision type2 County subdivision name2 Gloucester County, New Brunswick Gloucester subdivision type3 List of parishes in New Brunswick Parish subdivision name3 New Bandon Parish, New Brunswick New Bandon seat type seat parts type parts government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader title1 leader name1 leader title2 leader name2 leader title3 leader name3 leader title4 leader name4 established title established date established title2 established date2 established title3 established date3 area magnitude unit pref area footnotes area total km2 area land km2 area water km2 area total sq mi area land sq mi area water sq mi area water percent area urban km2 area urban sq mi area metro km2 area metro sq mi population as of population footnotes population note population total population density km2 population density sq mi population metro population density metro km2 population ... Names Board of Canada GNBC Code blank4 info DAFQX website footnotes Stonehaven is a Canada ... on New Brunswick Route 11 Route 11 , Stonehaven is on the southern shore of the Baie des Chaleurs ... immigrants. To the east of Stonehaven are Grande Anse, New Brunswick Grande Anse and Caraquet , which were settled by Acadians. Stonehaven is the site of a harbour. ref cite web title Department ... ha ap eng.asp?p nb accessdate 2011 11 05 ref Industry in Stonehaven in the late nineteenth and early ... Stonehaven City of Bathurst Official Web Site http www.bathurst.ca City of Bathurst Bathurst http www.bathurstnewbrunswick.ca ...   more details



  1. John Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven

    br name The Viscount Stonehaven honorific suffix br small Order of St Michael and St George GCMG , Distinguished ... date and age df y 1941 8 20 1874 5 27 death place Ury House br Stonehaven , Aberdeenshire br United ... Stonehaven , Order of St Michael and St George GCMG , Distinguished Service Order DSO , Her ... 1874 20 August 1941 , known as Sir John Baird, Bt , between 1920 and 1925 and as The Lord Stonehaven ... cite web first Percival last Serle title Baird, Sir John Lawrence, Viscount Stonehaven 1874 1941 publisher ... of Biography last Cunneen first Chris year 1990 id A120118b title Stonehaven, John Lawrence Baird 1874 ... p7381.htm thepeerage.com John Lawrence Baird of Ury, 1st Viscount Stonehaven ref He was educated ... as Baron Stonehaven , of Ury in the County of Kincardine, ref LondonGazette issue 33057 date ... George GCMG . ref name dab ref name adb Lord Stonehaven arrived in Australia in October 1925. He quickly ... other changes during Stonehaven s term. In May 1927 he formally opened the first meeting ... General less expensive. At the same time, the advent of aviation, of which Stonehaven was a keen exponent, made travelling around Australia much easier. ref name adb For most of Stonehaven s term Bruce ... of the Australian House of Representatives House of Representatives , and asked Stonehaven for a dissolution. Although the Parliament was only a year old, Stonehaven agreed at once the days when Governors ..., James Scullin , took office in January 1930. Stonehaven s relations with Scullin were correct but not friendly ... term expired in 1930, before the crises of the Scullin government began. Stonehaven was not consulted ... honoured when he was made Viscount Stonehaven , of Ury in the County of Kincardine. ref LondonGazette issue 34526 date 28 June 1938 startpage 4169 ref Family Lord Stonehaven married Lady Ethel ... , in 1905. They had two sons and three daughters. Lord Stonehaven died of hypertensive cardiac disease at Ury House, Stonehaven , Scotland, in August 1941, aged 67, and was succeeded by his eldest ...   more details



  1. Bellman's Head

    Bellman s Head is a headland point comprising the northern boundary of Stonehaven Bay in Stonehaven , Scotland . ref United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map, Landranger 45, Stonehaven and Banchory, 1 50,000 scale 2004 ref The corresponding headland at the south of the bay is Downie Point . Notable historic features in the general vicinity include the Stonehaven Tolbooth Tolbooth , Fetteresso Castle and Muchalls Castle . See also Fowlsheugh References Reflist Aberdeenshire stub Category Geography of Aberdeenshire ...   more details



  1. Carron Water, Aberdeenshire

    Other places3 Carron disambiguation Carron Water is a river in Aberdeenshire , Scotland . Image Mouth of Carron Water at Stonehaven Bay, Kincardineshire.jpg thumb 240px Mouth of the Carron Water at Stonehaven. Image author C.Michael Hogan Carron Water rises in Fetteresso Forest on the eastern edge of the Grampian Mountains Scotland Grampians . It flows past Fetteresso Castle and discharges into the North Sea at Stonehaven Bay . ref United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map, Landranger 45, Stonehaven and Banchory, 1 50,000 scale 2004 ref Carron Water separates the Old Town from Stonehaven s new town just over two hundred years of age , laid out in grid iron fashion. Somewhat to the north is Garron Point , whilst Bellman s Head and Downie Point lie to the south. Historic features in the vicinity include the Stonehaven Tolbooth , Dunnottar Castle , and slightly further north, the Chapel of St. Mary and St. Nathalan and Muchalls Castle . Stonehaven s other river at the north end of town is the Cowie Water . See also Bellman s Head Carron Restaurant Building Tewel Footnotes reflist Aberdeenshire geo stub coord 56.96252 N 2.20602 W type landmark region GB display title Category Environment of Kincardine and Deeside Category Rivers of Scotland ...   more details



  1. Downie Point

    Downie Point is a prominent headland located at the southern edge of Stonehaven Bay in Aberdeenshire , Scotland . United Kingdom, 2004 From the Stonehaven Harbour , there is a panoramic view of this cliff landform , especially from the tip of Bellman s Head . History Earliest known prehistory of the general area relates to Bronze Age discoveries at Spurryhillock and Fetteresso Castle Fetteresso . Hogan, 2008 To the south of Downie Point is Bowdun Head , on which elements of the early Human settlement settlement of Stonehaven are situated. Slightly further to the south is the ruined Dunnottar Castle . Other notable historic structures in the general vicinity of Doonie Point are the Stonehaven Tolbooth and further to the north along the coast the Chapel of St. Mary and St. Nathalan and Muchalls Castle . References United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map, Landrwanger 45, Stonehaven and Banchory, 1 50,000 scale 2004 http themodernantiquarian.com site 10937 fetteresso.html fieldnotes C. Michael Hogan, Fetteresso Fieldnotes , The Modern Antiquarian 2008 See also Carron Water, Aberdeenshire Carron Water Aberdeenshire geo stub coord 56.9585 2.1958 type landmark region GB display title Category Geography of Aberdeenshire ...   more details



  1. Mearns FM

    Infobox Radio Station name Mearns FM city Stonehaven area Aberdeenshire airdate 6th June 2009 frequency 105.7 MHz, 106.3 MHz, 107.5 MHz format Community Radio Station owner Mearns Community Radio Ltd website http www.mearnsfm.org.uk Mearns FM is a community run radio station ref http www.ofcom.org.uk static radiolicensing Community commitments cr134.pdf ref based in the North East of Scotland. There are transmitters in Laurencekirk , Inverbervie and Stonehaven leading to a coverage area stretching from St Cyrus to Newtonhill . The studio is located in Stonehaven Town Hall. History The station began as Stonehaven Community Radio well over a decade ago. ref http mearnsfm.org.uk index history of mearns fm History of Mearns FM www.mearnsfm.org.uk ref After a break the group reformed as Mearns FM which started broadcasting in the summer of 2009. Community Radio in the Mearns began in 1993 following a visit to North East Community Radio by some members of the Stonehaven Community Centre Management Committee. A steering group was formed and Stonehaven Community Radio was formed. It transmitted for the first time during July 1994 from the old primary school toilet block in Stonehaven Community Centre. At that time community stations could only operate for 28 days at a time. In 2004 five year community radio licences were introduced and a few enthusiasts decided to call a meeting. Around 30 people turned and up and a small group was formed to take the project forward. A draft constitution was adopted at the first AGM which was held in the late Summer of 2005. The project was delayed because a round of broadcasting applications had just closed and Ofcom, the regulating authority, did ... to be named Stonehaven Community Radio but it was decided to become Mearns wide and be called ... was chosen for the station s launch as it coincided with the annual Stonehaven Feein Market. At 11am ... also Stonehaven Inverbervie Laurencekirk References Reflist coord 56.9640 2.2077 display title region ...   more details



  1. Dunnottar Parish Church

    Infobox church name Dunnottar Parish Church coordinates coord 56.9578 2.2270 type landmark region GB display inline,title denomination Church of Scotland churchmanship Reformed parish Dunnottar Church presbytery Presbytery of Kincardine and  Deeside minister Rev Rosslyn Duncan organist Various website http www.dunnottarchurch.net Dunnottar Parish Church Church of Scotland is a traditional church in Stonehaven , Aberdeenshire , Scotland , in the Mearns . Future The Rev Rosslyn Duncan is due to become minister of Stonehaven South Parish Church when its current minister, Rev. David Stewart, leaves. History Dunnottar Parish Church dates back to the 5th century when the earliest church of that name was built on the site. The building is on the south side of the town of Stonehaven , Aberdeenshire . Nearby is Dunnottar Castle . Church buildings As well as the church itself, the church own St Bridget s Hall in Stonehaven. This is used for a variety of church and community events. The manse is located next to the church. The church recently underwent renovations. ref cite news title Stonehaven church aiming to raise GBP139,000 url http www.accessmylibrary.com coms2 summary 0286 15262862 ITM date March 18, 2004 work Aberdeen Press & Journal publisher Europe Intelligence Wire language accessdate 17 January 2010 location Aberdeen, Scotland ref ref cite news url http www.accessmylibrary.com coms2 summary 0286 15262862 ITM title Celebrations for Dunnottar Church date May 15, 2006 work Aberdeen Press & Journal publisher Europe Intelligence Wire accessdate 17 January 2010 location Aberdeen, Scotland ref ref cite news url http www.accessmylibrary.com coms2 summary 0286 18829892 ITM title Fundraising efforts for ancient church reach GBP80,000. date February 19, 2005 work Aberdeen Press & Journal publisher Europe Intelligence Wire accessdate 17 January 2010 location Aberdeen, Scotland ref See also Church of Scotland Stonehaven Dunnottar Castle References Reflist External links Off ...   more details



  1. Bowdun Head

    Bowdun Head is a headland landform on the North Sea coast approximately one kilometre south of Stonehaven , Scotland . Ordnance Survey, 2004 Slightly to the north is another headland, Downie Point . Somewhat to the south along the coast is Dunnottar Castle . Other historic structures in the general vicinity include the Stonehaven Tolbooth , Fetteresso Castle , the Chapel of St. Mary and St. Nathalan and Muchalls Castle . There is considerable prehistory associated with the local area including Bronze Age archaeological sites at Fetteresso Castle Fetteresso Hogan, 2008 and Spurryhillock , both somewhat inland of Bowdun Head. See also Fowlsheugh References Ordnance Survey Map, United Kingdom, Landranger 45, Stonehaven and Banchory, 1 50,000 scale, 2004 http themodernantiquarian.com site 10937 fetteresso.html fieldnotes C. Michael Hogan, Fetteresso Fieldnotes , The Modern Antiquarian 2008 Aberdeenshire stub Category Geography of Aberdeenshire ...   more details



  1. Spurryhillock

    Spurryhillock is a mesolithic archaeological site ref http ads.ahds.ac.uk catalogue adsdata PSAS 2002 pdf vol 127 127 017 027.pdf Derek Alexander, Proc. Soc. Antiquaries Scot. 127 1997 17 27 ref and modern industrial estate ref http www.britnett carver.co.uk stonehavenbusiness spurryhillock.html Stonehaven Business Association Spurryhillock Industrial Estate ref at Stonehaven , Aberdeenshire , Scotland . Vicinity history Historical features in the local area include Fetteresso Castle , Ury House , Stonehaven Tolbooth , Dunnottar Castle and Muchalls Castle . On the Fetteresso Estate grounds there have been archaeological finds from the Bronze Age . ref C.Michael Hogan, http www.themodernantiquarian.com site 10937 fetteresso.html fieldnotes Fetteresso Fieldnotes , The Modern Antiquarian 2008 ref See also Red Cloak References reflist Aberdeenshire geo stub UK archaeology stub Category Buildings and structures in Aberdeenshire Category Archaeological sites in Aberdeenshire Category History of Aberdeenshire Category Stone Age sites in Scotland Category Mesolithic ...   more details



  1. Red Cloak

    coord 56.965 2.232 display title region GB scale 10000 Red Cloak is an industrial area of Stonehaven , Aberdeenshire , Scotland . ref United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map Landranger 45, Stonehaven and Banchory, 1 50,000 scale, 2004 ref The site s settlement history is associated with events at the nearby Chapel of St. Mary and St. Nathalan . ref Archibald Watt, Highways and Byways around Kincardineshire , Stonehaven Heritage Society 1985 ref In current times Red Cloak is primarily an industrial dominated land use that includes Aberdeenshire Council recycling and refuse disposal functions. ref http www.vosa.gov.uk vosacorp repository CONT068832.pdf The Traffic Commissioner for the Scottish Traffic Area, Publication 1721, Feb. 19, 2007 ref Earliest area prehistory is evidenced by Bronze Age finds at Fetteresso Castle ref C.Michael Hogan. 2008. http www.themodernantiquarian.com site 10937 fetteresso.html fieldnotes Fetteresso Fieldnotes , The Modern Antiquarian 2008 ref and Ury House . See also Ury House Muchalls Castle Raedykes References reflist Aberdeenshire geo stub Category Towns in Aberdeenshire ...   more details



  1. Mill of Muchalls

    coord 57.0119 2.1670 display title region GB scale 5000 The Mill of Muchalls is an historic water powered mill located along the Burn of Muchalls in Aberdeenshire , Scotland . ref United Kingdom Ordnance Survey, 2004 ref This mill is situated near to the coast of the North Sea proximate to Doonie Point . The earliest position of the village of Muchalls lay slightly to the south of the Mill of Muchalls. ref Stonehaven, 2008 ref The Mill of Muchalls is situated slightly to the east of the ancient Causey Mounth trackway , a drovers road established at least as early as the High Middle Ages . ref C. Michael Hogan. 2007 ref See also Bridge of Muchalls Muchalls Castle References C. Michael Hogan. http www.megalithic.co.uk article.php?sid 17932 , Causey Mounth , Megalithic Portal, ed. by Andy Burnham, Nov. 3, 2007 Stonehaven thriving today , retrieved Aug. 2008 http www.mearns.org.uk stonehaven nhwalk3.htm United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map Landranger 45, Stonehaven and Banchory, 1 50,000 scale, 2004 Line notes reflist Category Watermills in Scotland Aberdeenshire geo stub ...   more details



  1. George Thomson Chapman

    George Thomson Chapman 14 June 1824&ndash 24 June 1881 was a New Zealand merchant, bookseller and publisher . He was born in Stonehaven , Kincardineshire , Scotland on 14 June 1824. ref name DNZB Chapman DNZB title George Thomson Chapman first Gerard last Reid id 2c16 accessdate December 2011 ref References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Chapman, George Thomson ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Merchant, bookseller, publisher DATE OF BIRTH 14 June 1824 PLACE OF BIRTH Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland DATE OF DEATH 24 June 1881 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Chapman, George Thomson Category 1824 births Category 1881 deaths Category New Zealand publishers people Category Scottish emigrants to New Zealand Category Booksellers people Category People from Stonehaven NewZealand bio stub ...   more details



  1. Craiglethy

    distinguish Craigleith Image Craiglethyskerry.jpg right thumb Skerry of Craiglethy Craiglethy Scottish Gaelic Creag Liathach meaning grey rock is a small island skerry off Fowlsheugh on the east coast of Aberdeenshire , Scotland in the North Sea . As it is part of Fowlsheugh, it is an SSSI , with many seabirds and seals living on it. It is also one of the few islands on the east coast of Scotland, along with Mugdrum Island and Inchcape , apart from the Islands of the Forth . Area history There are numerous prehistoric and historic features in the general vicinity of Craiglethy. Somewhat to the north are Bronze Age archaeological sites at Fetteresso Castle Fetteresso ref C.Michael Hogan, http www.themodernantiquarian.com site 10937 fetteresso.html fieldnotes Fetteresso Fieldnotes , The Modern Antiquarian 2008 ref and Spurryhillock . ref name Watt Archibald Watt, Highways and Byways Around Kincardineshire , The Stonehaven Heritage Society 1985 ref Notable historical features include Dunnottar Castle , ref name Watt Archibald Watt, Highways and Byways Around Kincardineshire , The Stonehaven Heritage Society 1985 ref Stonehaven Tolbooth and Muchalls Castle , Fiddes Castle , Dunnottar Castle and Spurryhillock . ref name Watt Archibald Watt, Highways and Byways Around Kincardineshire , The Stonehaven Heritage Society 1985 ref See also Crawton References reflist coord 56 55 22 N 2 11 48 W region GB type isle display title Category Islands of Scotland Category Geography of Aberdeenshire Category Islands of the North Sea Aberdeenshire geo stub ...   more details



  1. Hare Ness

    Hare Ness is a headland landform along the North Sea coastline a few miles south of Aberdeen , Scotland . ref http www.scottish places.info parishes pardetails384.html Aberdeenshire place names ref ref United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map Landranger 45, Stonehaven and Banchory, 1 50,000 scale, 2004 ref History Hare Ness is situated several kilometres west of the ancient Causey Mounth trackway , which road was built to make passable this only available medieval route from coast al points south from Stonehaven to Aberdeen . This ancient passage specifically connected the River Dee, Aberdeenshire River Dee crossing where the present Bridge of Dee is situated via Portlethen Moss , Muchalls Castle and Stonehaven to the south. ref http www.megalithic.co.uk article.php?sid 17932 C.Michael Hogan, Causey Mounth , Megalithic Portal, ed. Andy Burnham, Nov. 3, 2007 ref The route was that taken by William Keith, 7th Earl Marischal and the Marquess of Montrose when they led a Covenanter army of 9,000 men in the battle of the English Civil War Civil War in 1639. ref Watt, Archibald, Highways and Byways around Kincardineshire , Stonehaven Heritage Society 1985 ref See also Brown Jewel Grim Brigs References reflist coord 57.0893 2.0817 type landmark region GB display title Aberdeenshire geo stub Category Headlands of Scotland Category Geography of Aberdeenshire nn Hare Ness ...   more details




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