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 miles8.8 km
- Fraserburgh 12 miles19.3 km
- Inverurie 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Ellon 11.5 miles18.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Mintlaw Place 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Stuartfield Place 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Central Buchan Ward 4.4 miles7.1 km
- St. Fergus Place 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Peterhead North and Rattray Ward 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Peterhead Place 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Peterhead South and Cruden Ward 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Crimond Place 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Hatton of Cruden Place 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Boddam Place 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Maud Place 7 miles11.3 km
- Buchanness Lighthouse Island 7 miles11.3 km
Example postcodes in Longside
AB42 4YQ, AB42 4XG, AB42 4TR, AB42 4TL, AB42 4XN, AB42 4TA, AB42 4XW, AB42 4TN, AB42 4GA … See all
Transport links
- Aberdeen Airport 23.7 miles38.2 km
- Inverness Airport 78.1 miles125.6 km
- Inverurie Railway Station 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Dyce Railway Station 23.4 miles37.7 km
Hotels near Longside Ad
- Saplinbrae Hotel and Lodges 4 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Printworks 4 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Palace Hotel 3 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Buchan Braes Hotel 4 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Waverley Hotel 6.2 miles10 km
- Kilmarnock Arms Hotel 3 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Albert Hotel 6 miles9.6 km
- The Waterside 3 4.7 miles7.5 km
- White Horse Hotel 7.3 miles11.8 km
Schools in Longside
- Longside School Primary
Local points of interest
- Kinmundy House Estate 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Pitfour House Estate 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Balmoor Stadium 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Auquharney House Estate 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Port Henry Harbour Harbour 6.3 miles10.2 km
- South Harbour Harbour 6.4 miles10.3 km
- North Harbour Harbour 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Brucklay Castle Estate 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Philorth House Estate 10.6 miles17 km
- Boyndlie House Estate 12 miles19.3 km
- Sands of Forvie Nature Reserve Nature reserve 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Haddo House Estate 13 miles20.9 km