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St Combs
St Combs — village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
St Combs is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 660 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 57.6571°, -1.9107°.
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From the Wikipedia article
St Combs is a small fishing village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, immediately southeast of Inverallochy. It has existed since at least the 17th century, and takes its name from a church to St Colm (or Columba) that used to exist in the area and was abandoned in 1607. Only a fragment of it remains. The remains of Lonmay Castle are also in the area. The village sits across Loch Strathbeg from Rattray.
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Background
History
There is considerable evidence of local habitation by early man in and around St Combs. Somewhat to the southwest lies the Catto Long Barrow and a number of tumuli. The "new toon" of St Combs was laid out in 1784 by Charles Gordon of Cairness. Houses were laid out in large garden plots, gable to the street, running downhill to the shore. Lonmay Parish Church was established in 1787, and Cairness House (the work of James Playfair) followed in the 1790s. Charlestown, just across the Mill Water and closer to the shore, was founded by the Inverallochy Estate in 1800. This was much to the chagrin of the St Combs inhabitants, who named it Sodom. St Combs railway station opened in 1903 and closed…
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- Coordinates
- 57.6571, -1.9107
- District
- Aberdeenshire
- Postcode
- AB43 8ZZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Aberdeenshire North and Moray East
- Population
- 660
Sources
- wikidata: Q1009885 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Combs (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: High Street, St.Combs - geograph.org.uk - 585787.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Combs?
- St Combs is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode AB43 8ZZ).
- Is St Combs free to visit?
- Yes, St Combs is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Combs?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode AB43 8ZZ. It sits within the Aberdeenshire North and Moray East parliamentary constituency.