Longside
Place in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 57.517, -1.943 |
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| OS grid ref: | NK 03 47 |
| Population: | 960 |
Longside is a small village in rural Aberdeenshire in north‑east Scotland, set in the wide agricultural landscape of Buchan. It sits inland from the coast and is not far from the fishing port of Peterhead and the market town of Mintlaw, so it combines a quiet village feel with easy access to coastal and market services.
The area is characterised by rolling farmland, sturdy granite buildings and a community‑minded social life centred on the village hall and primary school. Locally the economy still leans on agriculture, while the nearby North Sea fishing and oil industries have shaped employment patterns; the district also carries wartime and earlier historic traces common to Buchan, from Pictish heritage to more modern military sites. Overall Longside feels like a traditional Aberdeenshire village with connections to both rural and coastal working lives.
Postcode districts covering Longside
Most populated places nearby
- Peterhead 5.5 miles
- Fraserburgh 12 miles
- Inverurie 23.3 miles
- Ellon 11.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Mintlaw Place 2.5 miles
- Stuartfield Place 3.9 miles
- Central Buchan Ward 4.4 miles
- St. Fergus Place 4.7 miles
- Peterhead North and Rattray Ward 5.1 miles
- Peterhead Place 5.5 miles
- Peterhead South and Cruden Ward 5.5 miles
- Crimond Place 5.9 miles
- Hatton of Cruden Place 6.4 miles
- Boddam Place 6.7 miles
- Maud Place 7 miles
- Buchanness Lighthouse Island 7 miles
Example postcodes in Longside
AB42 4XW, AB42 4SZ, AB42 4TJ, AB42 4TH, AB42 4GH, AB42 4TL, AB42 4TD, AB42 4XP, AB42 4XG … See all
Transport links
- Aberdeen Airport 23.7 miles
- Inverness Airport 78.1 miles
- Inverurie Railway Station 22.6 miles
- Dyce Railway Station 23.4 miles
Hotels near Longside Ad
- The Waterside Hotel 3 4.7 miles
- Harbour Spring, Peterhead by Marston's Inns 3 5.5 miles
- Saplinbrae Hotel and Lodges 4 3.9 miles
- Palace Hotel 3 6.1 miles
- LostGuestHousePeterhead 3 6.2 miles
- Ban Car Hotel 3 7.3 miles
- Beachview 2 5.7 miles
- Buchan Braes Hotel 4 6.7 miles
- Seaview Hotel 6.7 miles
- St Olaf Golf Hotel 7.7 miles
Schools in Longside
- Longside School Primary
Local points of interest
- Kinmundy House Estate 2.7 miles
- Pitfour House Estate 3.5 miles
- Balmoor Stadium 5.5 miles
- Auquharney House Estate 5.8 miles
- Port Henry Harbour Harbour 6.3 miles
- South Harbour Harbour 6.4 miles
- North Harbour Harbour 6.4 miles
- Brucklay Castle Estate 7.8 miles
- Philorth House Estate 10.6 miles
- Boyndlie House Estate 12 miles
- Sands of Forvie Nature Reserve Nature reserve 12.7 miles
- Haddo House Estate 13 miles