Inverurie
Inverurie ( ; or , "mouth of the River Ury") is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland at the confluence of the rivers Ury and Don, about north-west of Aberdeen.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.official_name
- Inverurie
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Inbhir Uraidh
- UK place.type
- Town
- UK place.static_image_name
- Inverurie Town Hall.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Inverurie Town Hall
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NJ7721
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- Aberdeenshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Aberdeenshire
- UK place.post_town
- INVERURIE
- UK place.postcode_district
- AB51
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Inverurie ( ; or , "mouth of the River Ury") is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland at the confluence of the rivers Ury and Don, about north-west of Aberdeen.
==Geography== thumb|left|Fields around Inverurie Inverurie is in the strath of the River Don at the centre of Aberdeenshire and is known locally as the Heart of the Garioch. It sits between the River Don and the River Ury and is from the imposing hill of Bennachie. The town centre is triangular and is dominated by Inverurie Town Hall built in 1863. In the middle of the 'square' (as it is known locally) is the Inverurie and District War Memorial, capped by a lone Gordon Highlander looking out over the town. The main shopping areas include the Market Place and West High Street which branches off from the centre towards the more residential part of the town. South of the River Don is the village of Port Elphinstone, which is part of the Royal Burgh of Inverurie and is so called due to the proximity of the former Aberdeenshire Canal which ran from Inverurie to Aberdeen.