St Combs

St Combs
Beach south of St Combs
St Combs is located in Aberdeenshire
St Combs
St Combs
Location within Aberdeenshire
Population620 (2022)[1]
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
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UK
Scotland
57°39′26″N 1°54′39″W / 57.6571°N 1.9107°W / 57.6571; -1.9107

St Combs is a small fishing village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, immediately southeast of Inverallochy.[2] It has existed since at least the 17th century, and takes its name from a church to St Colm (or Columba) that used to exist in the area and was abandoned in 1607. Only a fragment of it remains.[3] The remains of Lonmay Castle are also in the area.[3] The village sits across Loch Strathbeg from Rattray.[3]

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ Gazetteer, 2008
  3. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference McKean140 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).