Drumlithie

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Drumlithie is a village in the Howe of the Mearns in southern Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Situated seven miles south of Stonehaven in the parish of Glenbervie, it is affectionately known by locals as "Skite",^[1] although the origin of this name remains disputed. The name "Drumlithie" may incorporate the Gaelic word druim, meaning "ridge".^[2]^[3]^[4]

Previously a weaving village and dating back at least to the beginning of the 17th century,^[5] Drumlithie has a small steeple at its heart. This unique structure was built in 1777^[6] and was rung to for the regulation of the meal hours of the weavers. The story goes that when it was first built, the locals were so proud of it that they would take it indoors when it rained.^[3]

Drumlithie is noted for its appearance in the classic Lewis Grassic Gibbon novel Sunset Song, while neighbouring Glenbervie is the final resting place of the great-grandparents of famous Scottish poet Robert Burns. Drumlithie is also twinned with Couture-d'Argenson in France.

The village school is called Glenbervie Primary, and is attended by around 70 local children from the village and surrounding area.

Transportation

Drumlithie lies close to the East Coast Main Line and was served by a railway station from 1849 to 1956. The number 26 bus service runs north to Stonehaven and south via Auchenblae to either Laurencekirk or Luthermuir.

References

^ "Skite". Dictionaries of the Scots Language. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
^ "The Gaelic Origins of Place Names in Britain". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b "The History of the Howe - Glenbervie and Drumlithie". Mearns Community Web. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
^ Kinnear 1895, p. 13.
^ Kinnear 1895, p. 12.
^ Kinnear 1895, p. 16.

Kinnear, George Henderson (1895). History of Glenbervie. The Montrose Standard.

56°55′N 2°21′W / 56.917°N 2.350°W / 56.917; -2.350

[1] "Skite". Dictionaries of the Scots Language. Retrieved 26 October 2022.

[2] "The Gaelic Origins of Place Names in Britain". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 29 September 2023.

[skite-3] "The History of the Howe - Glenbervie and Drumlithie". Mearns Community Web. Retrieved 29 September 2023.

[4] Kinnear 1895, p. 13.

[5] Kinnear 1895, p. 12.

[6] Kinnear 1895, p. 16.

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v t e Settlements and places of interest in Kincardine and Mearns, Aberdeenshire
Primary settlements	Auchenblae Chapelton Drumoak Fettercairn Gourdon Inverbervie Johnshaven Laurencekirk Newtonhill Portlethen St Cyrus Stonehaven
Other settlements	Arbuthnott Banchory-Devenick Benholm Bridge of Muchalls Cammachmore Catterline Cookney Downies Drumlithie Edzell Woods Findon Fordoun Glenbervie Kinneff Kirkton of Durris Luthermuir Maryculter Marykirk Muchalls Netherley Portlethen Village Tewel
Places of interest	Causey Mounth Crawton Drum Castle Dunnicaer Dunnottar Castle Fetteresso Castle Fowlsheugh Nature Reserve (Craiglethy) Monboddo House Muchalls Castle Normandykes Portlethen Moss Raedykes Stonehaven Open Air Pool Stonehaven Tolbooth Storybook Glen

v t e 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 Luthermuir Newtonhill Portlethen St Cyrus Stonehaven
in Marr	Aboyne Alford Ballater Banchory Braemar Huntly Lumphanan Tarland Torphins

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