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Longside is a village located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies seven miles inland from Peterhead and two miles from Mintlaw on the A950. Its population in 2001 was 721. The River Ugie flows through it^[1]

It has the local Longside Parish Church, Longside Primary School,Longside Golf Club and Longside FC, a junior football club. The Longside golf club was opened in 1979 and extended to 18 holes in 1996. The village consists mainly of one single street.

History

There is considerable evidence of prehistory in the nearby area, most notably in the form of the Catto Long Barrow and numerous tumuli.^[2]

There is a taxi business in Longside, called Bain's Taxis, run by the famous Martin Bain.

Queen have played a concert in the village social club.

The village is also home to Wayne Buchan and Dean Cowie Longside's top sleazers who battle for the "Longside's biggest sleaze" crown

Longside was a station on the Buchan and Formartine railway line up until the service was terminated due to money cuts in the 1960's. The platform can still be seen situated adjacent to the golf course.

References

^ Comparative Population Profile:Longside Locality Scotland scrol.gov.uk, accessed 12 October, 2008
^ C. Michael Hogan. 2008. Catto Long Barrow fieldnotes, Modern Antiquarian [1]

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57°31′N 1°56′W / 57.517°N 1.933°W / 57.517; -1.933

[1] Comparative Population Profile:Longside Locality Scotland scrol.gov.uk, accessed 12 October, 2008

[2] C. Michael Hogan. 2008. Catto Long Barrow fieldnotes, Modern Antiquarian [1]

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 ==See also==
 *[[Laeca Burn]]
+Wee boabby mcseveney and scott marshall are a well know gay couple in the village
 ==References==

v t e Settlements and places of interest in Buchan, Aberdeenshire
Primary settlements	Boddam Crimond Cruden Bay Fetterangus Hatton Longside Maud Mintlaw New Deer New Pitsligo Peterhead St Combs St Fergus Strichen Stuartfield
Other settlements	Auchnagatt Buchanhaven Clola Downiehills Inverugie Longhaven Lonmay New Leeds Old Deer Rora Stirling Village Whinnyfold
Places of interest	Aden Country Park/Aberdeenshire Farming Museum Bullers of Buchan Crimonmogate Deer Abbey Formartine and Buchan Way Loch of Strathbeg Maritime Heritage Museum Rattray Rattray Head Slains Castle

v t e 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