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Newtonhill railway viaduct. Photo credit: Iain Millar
Newtonhill is a medium population village of 3,110 (2004 estimate) in Aberdeenshire, located between Southern Portlethen, Northern Muchalls and the larger Stonehaven (pop. 10,160, estimate). The village, originally called Skateraw, has two commercial outlets; a convenience store and a pharmacy, the pharmacy previously being a bakery. There are also two pubs in the village, Quoiters and The Newton Arms. Local events centre around the Community Centre The Bettridge Centre which is close to the library and recycling facility in the Coastal Park. Historically, a train station was present in the older quarters of Newtonhill but this has now become defunct, operating as a signalling station only. Skateraw became most noticed historically for its fishing industry, the old smoke house is still visible in the lower village, though this is also not in operation. Newtonhill today is accessed by the A90 road and functions primarily as a commuter town to Aberdeen and other business hubs in the Aberdeenshire area. Newtonhill has a successful boys brigade chess team which has won the scottish tournament many times and have won the british grand finals the 2nd most out of all teams.[citation needed] There is an active community spirit in Newtonhill and many events are organised through the Newtonhill Village Association, with wider planning issues being discussed by the Community Council. The community forum in the NVA is a good place to get involved.
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The Burn of Elsick, which drains agricultural lands from the west, flows into the North Sea at Newtonhill.
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Newtonhill is situated about one kilometer east of the ancient Causey Mounth road, which was built on high ground to make passable this only available medieval route from coastal points south to Aberdeen. This ancient passage specifically connected the Bridge of Dee via Portlethen Moss, Muchalls Castle and Stonehaven to the south.[1] The route was that taken by William Keith, 7th Earl Marischal and the Duke of Montrose when they led a Covenanter army of 9000 men in the first battle of the Civil War in 1639.[2]
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Coordinates: 57°02′N 2°09′W / 57.033, -2.15
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