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Stonehaven
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 Market Square, Stonehaven | |
  Stonehaven Location within Aberdeenshire | |
| Population | 11,150 (2022)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NO8786 |
| • Edinburgh | 79 mi (127 km) |
| • London | 386 mi (621 km) |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | STONEHAVEN |
| Postcode district | AB39 |
| Dialling code | 01569 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Stonehaven (/stoʊnˈheɪvən/ ⓘ stohn-HAY-vən) is a town on the northeast coast of Scotland, 15 miles (24 km) south of Aberdeen. It had a population of 11,602 at the 2011 Census.[2]
Stonehaven was formerly the county town of Kincardineshire, succeeding the now abandoned town of Kincardine. It is currently administered as part of Aberdeenshire. The town is known in the local Doric dialect as Steenhive (/stinˈhaɪv/ ⓘ).[3]
- ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Data Warehouse Census Data Explorer". Scotland's Census 2011. 2015. Archived from the original on 4 June 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- ^ "Steenhive". Scottish National Dictionary. Dictionaries of the Scots Language. Retrieved 24 November 2024.