Strichen
Sign in to saveStrichen is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It sits on the A981, connecting it to New Deer to the southwest and Fraserburgh to the north-northeast, and the B9093, connecting it to New Pitsligo about due west. The village was founded in 1764, as the village of Mormond, by Alexander Fraser, (Lord Strichen). It is situated on the River Ugie at the foothills of Mormond Hill. The Strichen White Horse is constructed of quartz on Mormond Hill, some northeast of Strichen.
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Place details
- Locality
- Strichen
- Region
- Alba / Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 940
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Strichen
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Srath Fheichein
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.static_image_name
- Strichen Town House 35.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Strichen Town House
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NJ946551
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- Aberdeenshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Aberdeenshire
- UK place.post_town
- FRASERBURGH
- UK place.postcode_area
- AB
- UK place.postcode_district
- AB43
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Aberdeenshire North and Moray East
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Aberdeenshire East
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Strichen ist ein Dorf in Aberdeenshire, Schottland. Es liegt an der A981 zwischen (12 km im Südwesten) und Fraserburgh (13 km im Nord-Nordosten) und der B9093, die es mit New Pitsligo (sechs Kilometer westlich) verbindet. Das Dorf hat seinen Namen von . Es liegt am North Ugie Water an den Ausläufern des . Das 1794 aus Quarz des Mormond Hill erbaute Hotel und Restaurant Strichen White Horse befindet sich etwa 1500 m nordöstlich der Stadtgrenze.
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