Laurencekirk
Laurencekirk is a small town in the historical region of Kincardineshire, Scotland, simply off the A90 Dundee to Aberdeen main road, which bypassed it in 1985. It is provided as part of Aberdeenshire. It is the biggest settlement in the Howe o' the Mearns location and also houses the regional secondary school; Mearns Academy, which was granted the Charter Mark in 2003. Its old name was Conveth, an anglification of the Gaelic Coinmheadh, referring to a commitment to give complimentary food and board to passing troops. Laurencekirk is in the valley in between the Hill of Garvock and also the Cairn O' Mount. The popular landmark of the Johnston Tower can be seen on the peak of the Garvock. Laurencekirk was, in the past, known for making snuff boxes with a special kind of impermeable joint (called a "Laurencekirk hinge") designed by James Sandy. Laurencekirk Golf Club (currently defunct) initially appeared in the early 1900s. The club closed at the time of WW2. Lewis Grassic Gibbon composed much concerning The Mearns and also the bordering area in his book Sunset Song. A tribute centre can be gone to at Arbuthnott a couple of miles from Laurencekirk. Fred Urquhart worked on the land at Laurencekirk in the Second World War, and his narratives take advantage of his monitorings of rural life right here.
