Stirling Village
Stirling Village is a settlement in the Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland,[1] located on the A90 road immediately to the west of Boddam and 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Peterhead.
The settlement was known for many years known simply as Stirling, until in 2004 it was renamed Stirling Village to avoid confusion with the newly granted city of Stirling.[2]
The dome of the Remote Radar Head Buchan, an air defence radar station operated by the Royal Air Force, is located on Stirling Hill to the south of the village.
Stirlinghill Quarry
Quarrying and crafting of high-quality Peterhead granite from Stirlinghill Quarry developed on a commercial scale during the 18th and 19th centuries, the granite being used not only locally but further afield in many public, private and church buildings.
Examples from London include extensive use in Australia House, the former Stock Exchange building, India Office, Covent Garden, the Carlton Club and the original fountains in Trafalgar Square designed by Charles Barry and built by McDonald & Leslie, Aberdeen (one of which is now in Confederation Park, Ottawa, and the other in the Wascana Centre, Regina, Saskatchewan, following remodelling in 1939).[3][4][5][6]
The quarry officially closed on 16 June 1956, due to inability to compete on an economic basis for bulk construction requirements, rather than the more traditional architectural usages for which it had become so well known in the 19th century.[7]
References
- ^ "Stirling". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
- ^ "Buchan Communities: Boddam". Aberdeenshire Community Planning Pertnership. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ peterhead.org.uk - peterhead Resources and Information. Archived 11 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pall Mall, South Side, Past Buildings - The Carlton Club | British History Online
- ^ The Art Fund - A Pair of Fountains from Trafalgar Square
- ^ Timbs, J. (1855). Curiosities of London: Exhibiting the Most Rare and Remarkable Objects of the Metropolis. David Bogue, London. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
- ^ peterhead.org.uk - Peterhead Resources and Information. Archived 11 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
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