Catterline

Catterline Harbour, the village was a fishing centre in the 19th century

Catterline is a coastal village on the North Sea in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.^[1] It is situated about 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Stonehaven; nearby to the north are Dunnottar Castle and Fowlsheugh Nature Reserve. Other noted architectural or historic features in the general area include Fetteresso Castle, Fiddes Castle, Chapel of St. Mary and St. Nathalan and Muchalls Castle.^[2]

View of Catterline Bay

Catterline Pier

Vicinity prehistory[]

Prehistoric features in the local area include Bronze Age archaeological recoveries at Fetteresso,^[3] Dunnottar and Spurryhillock.^[2]

Notable inhabitants[]

The artist Joan Eardley lived in the village in the 1950s up until her death in 1963. Many of her wild seascapes were painted here.

Local media[]

Alongside the commercial enterprise of the local newspaper, the , Catterline also receives broadcasts from local community radio station Mearns FM.

Education[]

Catterline has a primary school.^[4]

References[]

^ United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map Landranger 45, Stonehaven and Banchory, 1:50,000 scale, 2004
^ ^a ^b Archibald Watt, Highways and Byways Around Kincardineshire, The Stonehaven Heritage Society (1985)
^ C. Michael Hogan. 2008. Fetteresso Fieldnotes, The Modern Antiquarian
^ Beattie, Kieran (2021-07-31). "Beach Clean Champions: Catterline schoolkids win the Really Rubbish Award in our reader's poll". Evening Express. Archived from the original on 2021-07-31. Retrieved 2021-07-31.

External links[]

Catterline Online Catterline Community Web Site
Catterline, Kinneff and Dunnottar Community Council

Coordinates: 56°53′52″N 2°13′4″W / 56.89778°N 2.21778°W / 56.89778; -2.21778

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[1] United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map Landranger 45, Stonehaven and Banchory, 1:50,000 scale, 2004

[Watt-2] Archibald Watt, Highways and Byways Around Kincardineshire, The Stonehaven Heritage Society (1985)

[3] C. Michael Hogan. 2008. Fetteresso Fieldnotes, The Modern Antiquarian

[4] Beattie, Kieran (2021-07-31). "Beach Clean Champions: Catterline schoolkids win the Really Rubbish Award in our reader's poll". Evening Express. Archived from the original on 2021-07-31. Retrieved 2021-07-31.

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v t Settlements and places of interest in Kincardine and Mearns, Aberdeenshire
Primary settlements	Auchenblae Chapelton Drumoak Fettercairn Gourdon Inverbervie Johnshaven Laurencekirk Newtonhill Portlethen St Cyrus Stonehaven
Other settlements	Arbuthnott Banchory-Devenick Benholm Bridge of Muchalls Cammachmore Catterline Cookney Downies Drumlithie Edzell Woods Findon Fordoun Glenbervie Kinneff Kirkton of Durris Luthermuir Maryculter Marykirk Muchalls Netherley Portlethen Village Tewel
Places of interest	Causey Mounth Crawton Drum Castle Dunnicaer Dunnottar Castle Fetteresso Castle Fowlsheugh Nature Reserve (Craiglethy) Monboddo House Muchalls Castle Normandykes Portlethen Moss Raedykes Stonehaven Open Air Pool Stonehaven Tolbooth Storybook Glen

v t Areas and primary settlements in Aberdeenshire (see also: Aberdeen City)
in Banff and Buchan	Aberchirder Banff Fraserburgh Gardenstown Inverallochy and Cairnbulg Macduff Portsoy Rosehearty Sandhaven Whitehills
in Buchan	Boddam Crimond Cruden Bay Fetterangus Hatton Longside Maud Mintlaw New Deer New Pitsligo Peterhead St Combs St Fergus Strichen Stuartfield
in Formartine	Balmedie Cuminestown Ellon Fyvie Newburgh Oldmeldrum Pitmedden Potterton Rothienorman Tarves Turriff
in Garioch	Blackburn Insch Inverurie Kemnay Kintore Newmachar Westhill
in Kincardine and Mearns	Drumoak Fettercairn Gourdon Inverbervie Johnshaven Laurencekirk Luthermuir Newtonhill Portlethen St Cyrus Stonehaven
in Marr	Aboyne Alford Ballater Banchory Braemar Huntly Lumphanan Tarland Torphins