Lumsden, Aberdeenshire

Lumsden School

Lumsden is an inland village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on the A97 road.

Location

It crowns a rising-ground 745 feet above sea level amid a fertile district. It is situated several miles northwest of Alford and is near both the River Don and the upper course of the Water of Bogie.

History

The village was founded around 1825 by Harry Leith Lumsden of Auchindoir on what was then a barren moor.

Population

The population in 1840 was 243, in 1861 478, 1871 487, 1881 519. The population in 2009 is 344 a decline to levels before 1861.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lumsden, Aberdeenshire.

• Lumsden in the Gazetteer for Scotland.

Settlements and places of interest in Marr, Aberdeenshire Primary settlements Aboyne Alford Ballater Banchory Braemar Huntly Lumphanan Tarland Torphins Other settlements Backburn Bellabeg Birse Birsemore Bogniebrae Brathens Brideswell Cairnie Corgarff Crathie Dinnet Finzean Forgue Gartly Inverey Keig Kildrummy Kincardine O'Neil Kirkton of Tough Logie Coldstone Lumsden Monymusk Potarch Rhynie Ruthven Strachan Strathdon Tornaveen Towie Tullich Ythanwells Places of interest Alford Valley Railway Badenyon Balmoral Castle Blelack Braemar Castle Burn O'Vat Cairn O' Mounth Cairngorms National Park Castle Forbes Corgarff Castle Craigievar Castle Crathes Castle Crathie Kirk Forest of Birse Grampian Transport Museum Huntly Castle Kildrummy Castle Lochnagar Lost Royal Deeside Royal Deeside Railway Yonder Bognie Ythan Wells (Glenmailen) Roman Camp

Areas and primary settlements in Aberdeenshire (see also: Aberdeen City) in Banff and Buchan Aberchirder Banff Fraserburgh Gardenstown Inverallochy and Cairnbulg Macduff Portsoy Rosehearty Sandhaven Whitehills in Buchan Boddam Crimond Cruden Bay Fetterangus Hatton Longside Maud Mintlaw New Deer New Pitsligo Peterhead St Combs St Fergus Strichen Stuartfield in Formartine Balmedie Cuminestown Ellon Fyvie Newburgh Oldmeldrum Pitmedden Potterton Rothienorman Tarves Turriff in Garioch Blackburn Insch Inverurie Kemnay Kintore Newmachar Westhill in Kincardine and Mearns Drumoak Fettercairn Gourdon Inverbervie Johnshaven Laurencekirk Newtonhill Portlethen St Cyrus Stonehaven in Marr Aboyne Alford Ballater Banchory Braemar Huntly Lumphanan Tarland Torphins

Coordinates: 57°15′N 2°52′W / 57.250°N 2.867°W / 57.250; -2.867