What is Laurencekirk?
[[Image:Laurencekirk.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Kinnear Square lies at the South end of Laurencekirk]] '''Laurencekirk''' is a small town in the ancient county of [[Kincardineshire]], modern county of [[Aberdeenshire]], [[Scotland]], just off the [[A90 road|A90]] [[Dundee]] to [[Aberdeen]] main road. It is the largest settlement in the Howe o' the Mearns area and houses the local secondary school; [[Mearns Academy]], which was awarded the [[Charter Mark]] in 2003. The 2004 population is estimated at 3,596.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files1/stats/04mid-year-estimates-settlements-table1.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2008-11-24 |archive-date=2012-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125220936/http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files1/stats/04mid-year-estimates-settlements-table1.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://laurencekirk.info Laurencekirk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111085844/http://laurencekirk.info/ |date=2016-01-11 }} {{coord|56|49|N|2|27|W|region:GB_type:city|display=title}} {{UK-stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Towns in Aberdeenshire]]