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Cock Bridge | |
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Cock Bridge | |
Location within Aberdeenshire | |
OS grid reference | NJ257092 |
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | STRATHDON |
Postcode district | AB36 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
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Scottish Parliament | |
Cock Bridge is a settlement in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, located in the Cairngorms National Park, on the A939 road near Corgarff and Corgarff Castle, between Bellabeg at Strathdon in Aberdeenshire, on the road to the Lecht Ski Centre, and towards Tomintoul in Moray.
The road signs of the village are regularly stolen. [1]
Aberdeenshire is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland.
The River Don is a river in north-east Scotland. It rises in the Grampians and flows eastwards, through Aberdeenshire, to the North Sea at Aberdeen. The Don passes through Alford, Kemnay, Inverurie, Kintore, and Dyce. Its main tributary, the River Ury, joins at Inverurie.
Cock or cocks most commonly refers to:
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Corgarff Castle is located slightly west of the village of Corgarff, in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland. It stands by the Lecht road, which crosses the pass between Strathdon and Tomintoul.
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Cock Bridge can refer to: