Laurencekirk
Laurencekirk is a village in the historical region of Kincardineshire, Scotland, just off the A90 Dundee to Aberdeen highway, 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 local high school; Mearns Academy, which was awarded the Charter Mark in 2003. Its old name was Conveth, an anglification of the Gaelic Coinmheadh, referring to a commitment to provide cost-free food and also board to passing troops. Laurencekirk is in the valley in between capital of Garvock as well as the Cairn O' Mount. The renowned spots of the Johnston Tower can be seen on the optimal of the Garvock. Laurencekirk was, in the past, recognized for making snuff boxes with a special type of airtight joint (known as a "Laurencekirk hinge") invented by James Sandy. Laurencekirk Golf Club (currently defunct) initially appeared in the very early 1900s. The club closed at the time of WW2. Lewis Grassic Gibbon composed much regarding The Mearns and also the bordering location in his publication Sunset Song. A tribute centre can be checked out at Arbuthnott a couple of miles from Laurencekirk. Fred Urquhart dealt with the land at Laurencekirk in the Second World War, and also his short stories take advantage of his monitorings of country life right here.
