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Laurencekirk, small market town and par. with ry. sta., S. Kincardineshire - par., 5612 ac., pop. 2045; town, 10 miles NE. of Brechin and 30 miles SW. of Aberdeen, pop. 1454; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-day, Monday. The markets of Laurencekirk (for cattle, grain, &c.) are the most important in the district. James Beattie (1735-1803), author of The Minstrel, was a native, and Thomas Ruddiman (1674-1757), the grammarian, was for 5 years parish schoolmaster.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "small market town and parish with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Laurencekirk ScoP Kincardineshire ScoCnty |
| Place: | Laurencekirk |
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