Cock Bridge (Aberdeenshire)

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Cock Bridge
Location within Aberdeenshire
OS grid reference NJ257092
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  • Aberdeenshire
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town STRATHDON
Postcode district AB36
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57°09′57″N3°13′48″W / 57.16583°N 3.23000°W / 57.16583; -3.23000

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]

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References

  1. Wilson, Ninian (31 October 2022). "Council set to install 'tamper proof' signs for village of Cock Bridge". The National . Retrieved 19 August 2023.