| St Combs | |
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 Beach south of St Combs | |
  St Combs Location withinAberdeenshire | |
| Population | 620 (2020)[1] |
| Council area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| 57°39′26″N1°54′39″W / 57.6571°N 1.9107°W /57.6571; -1.9107 | |
St Combs is a smallfishing village inAberdeenshire, Scotland, immediately southeast ofInverallochy.[2] It has existed since at least the 17th century, and takes its name from a church to St Colm (or Columba) that used to exist in the area and was abandoned in 1607. Only a fragment of it remains.[3] The remains ofLonmay Castle are also in the area.[3] The village sits acrossLoch Strathbeg fromRattray.[3]
There is considerable evidence of local habitation by early man in and around St Combs. Somewhat to the southwest lies theCatto Long Barrow and a number oftumuli.[4]
The "new toon" of St Combs was laid out in 1784 by Charles Gordon of Cairness.[3] Houses were laid out in large garden plots, gable to the street, running downhill to the shore.[3] Lonmay Parish Church was established in 1787, andCairness House (the work ofJames Playfair) followed in the 1790s.[3]
Charlestown, just across the Mill Water and closer to the shore, was founded by the Inverallochy Estate in 1800. This was much to the chagrin of the St Combs inhabitants, who named it Sodom.[3]
St Combs railway station opened in 1903 and closed in 1965. It was the terminus of a short branch line fromFraserburgh. In 1904Kirkton Bridge Halt railway station was opened on the line.
Notable people
James Duthie 1942-2009.James Duthie was a fisherman who began to write plays at the age of 40. His plays were received with great acclaim, notably two of his plays were shown on BBC TV, namely Donal and Sally, and The Drystane Dyker. Donal and Sally starring famous Scottish actor Gerard Kelly can now be watched on youtube.
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