Click on a photo or link below
to discover more about the Mearns' local
history:
The area
known as The Mearns is bounded
by the Highland Boundary Fault
to the north and west, the
North Sea to the East and the
Sidlaw Hills to the south.
It is easy to support the suggestion
that the Mearns is a Scotland
in miniature with the best of
Scottish beaches at St Cyrus,
the luscious red soil of Laurencekirk’s farmland,
the mountains and woodlands of the Esk Valley,
the architectural heritage of William Adam’s
House Of Dun, the literary history
of Arbuthnott and the role of
Kinneff in monarchic history.
There is evidence of habitation of the Mearns from
Mesolithic times. These peoples have been followed
by Neolithic, Picts, Scots, Danes, Romans and Saxons.
(c)2003 Andy Hall
INVERBERVIE,
ARBUTHNOTT & ST.CYRUSMention Inverbervie today
and its current fame comes from its fish and chip
shop. It is famous throughout Scotland and beyond
for its prize winning fresh fish and chips.
The heritage of Inverbervie stretches well beyond
this modern day fame. The Royal Burgh of Inverbervie...
LAURENCEKIRK & THE HOWE
O' THE MEARNS Laurencekirk
is the centre of agricultural life of the Mearns
despite its recent rapid expansion as a dormitory
town for Aberdeen’s oil industry. Laurencekirk
is surrounded by the lush red soil characteristic
of the Mearns and framed by Garvock hill to the
west. There is a thriving...
DRUMLITHIE,
GLENBERVIE & KINNEFF Known locally as Skite,
Drumlithie was established to supply workers to
farming and other industries. There were so many
hand weavers in Drumlithie that in 1777 Drumlithie’s
landmark bell tower was built to regulate their
working hours. Drumlithie folk were said...
EDZELL & FETTERCAIRN Old
Edzell was built around Edzell Castle the family
seat of the Lindseys. It was known in the 18th
century for the quality of its steel pistol making..
In 1818 the parish church moved from Edzell to
the village of Slateford , which was subsequently,
renamed Edzell. Today Old Edzell...
