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Strichen

Strichen — village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK.

Strichen

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Strichen is a town of about 1,020 people in highlands. (Village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.) According to Wikipedia: "Strichen is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It sits on the A981, connecting it to New Deer 7.2 miles (12 km) to the southwest and Fraserburgh 8 miles (13 km) to the north-northeast, and the B9093, connecting it to New Pitsligo about 4 miles (6.4 km) due west. The village was founded in 1764, as the village of Mormond, by Alexander Fraser,. 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 1,500 m (1,600 yd) northeast of Strichen."

Coordinates
57.5865, -2.0904
Population
1,020

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Things to see in Strichen

1 attraction within 12 km.

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