Largue, Aberdeenshire
| Largue | |
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Cottage at Largue | |
Largue Location within Aberdeenshire | |
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| Council area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
Largue is a small village in Aberdeenshire in the parish of Forgue.[1] Areas within the settlement include Easter Aucharnie, Nether Aucharnie and Aucharnie. Largue is located southeast of Forgue and north of Ythanwells. The nearby Brae of Largue is a farm.[2]
History
To the western edge of Largue there is a mid-18th century mansion house, Templeland, that is Category B listed.[3]
In 1840, the Auchaber free church and manse were built just outside Largue, although the church and manse are in private ownership since 2025.[4]
The former cottage hospital was built in 1874 at the desire of Alexander Morison of Bognie.[5][6]
School
Largue School is a primary school in the village serving age groups P1 to P7.[7][8] The school was threatened with closure due to declining student numbers in 2023 but the council postponed closure plans.[9][10]
References
- ^ "Largue from The Gazetteer for Scotland". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ^ "Brae Of Largue". trove.scot. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ^ "TEMPLELAND FARM HOUSE (LB9446)". Home. 1 July 1948. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ^ "Auchaber Manse, Former Free Church and Steading including boundary walls, Forgue, Huntly (LB9448)". Home. 22 October 1908. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ^ "Aucharnie, Old Cottage Hospital". trove.scot. 17 January 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ^ Temple, William (1894). The Thanage of Fermartyn, including the district commonly called Formartine, its proprietors, with genealogical deductions; its parishes, ministers, Churches, churchyards, antiquities, &c. Aberdeen: D. Wyllie & Son. p. 191.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ "Largue School". Largue School. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ^ "Largue School". trove.scot. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ^ McBlane, Lewis (25 April 2023). "Largue school mothballing reversed". Grampian Online. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ^ Petrie, Calum (25 April 2023). "Parents celebrate as Largue School saved from chopping block". Press and Journal. Retrieved 27 December 2025.