Lumsden, Aberdeenshire

Lumsden
Lumsden School
Lumsden Location within Aberdeenshire
Population	344 (2009)
OS grid reference	NJ472217
Council area	Aberdeenshire
Lieutenancy area	Aberdeenshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HUNTLY
Postcode district	AB54
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Gordon and Buchan
Scottish Parliament	Aberdeenshire West
List of places UK Scotland 57°17′10″N2°52′26″W / 57.286°N 2.874°W / 57.286; -2.874

Lumsden is an inland village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on the A97 road.

Location

It crowns a rising-ground 227 m (745 ft) above sea level amid a fertile district.^{[ citation needed ]} It is situated around 7.3 miles (11.7 km) northwest of Alford and is near both the River Don and the upper course of the Water of Bogie.^{[ citation needed ]}

History

The village was founded around 1825 by Harry Leith Lumsden of Auchindoir on what was then a barren moor.^{[ citation needed ]}

The Scottish Sculpture Workshop has been based in the village since 1979. ^[1]

Population

The population was 243 in 1840, 478 in 1861, 487 in 1871 and 519 in 1881. The population in 2009 is 344, a decline to levels before 1861.^{[ citation needed ]}

Transport

Bus services to the village have been cut back. The village now has a limited service to Alford, Strathdon, and Huntly. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Notable people

• William Robertson Nicoll, writer and Free Church minister, born in Lumsden.
• Robert William Reid, anatomist, educated at Lumsden school.
• Cameron Gordon, mathematician, born in Lumsden ^[5] .

References

1. Porter, David (3 April 2024). "Scottish Sculpture Workshop at Lumsden looks to the future as it celebrates its 45th anniversary". Grampian Online. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
2. "231 timetable" (PDF). Stagecoach. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
3. "New bus service proves popular". Evening Express. 28 March 1985. p. 26. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
4. Taylor, Lauren (20 September 2024). "How do people in Donside get around without a bus, or with limited services? I find out". Press and Journal. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
5. https://celebratio.org/Gordon_C/article/1005/

External links

• Media related to Lumsden, Aberdeenshire at Wikimedia Commons
• Lumsden in the Gazetteer for Scotland .