Laurencekirk is a small town with big city links, giving residents the best of both worlds. It has easy access to the A90. Aberdeen is 30 miles, Montrose 10 miles and Dundee 36 miles. Its railway reopened in 2009 facilitating links throughout Scotland. (Aberdeen 28 mins).
A new primary school was opened in 1999 and the renowned Mearns Academy moved to a new build complex in 2014. Laurencekirk is truly establishing itself as a modern town with easy access to highly skilled employment and affording a small town quality of life.
Mearns Academy has extensive facilities in its new build, forward thinking school, which has to be commended for its links with industry and preparation of its students for future life. It has established links with several schools throughout Europe and encourages exchanges and work experience placements have taken place in several German businesses.
Laurencekirk offers the very best education, coupled with an envied quality of life.
Modern in its outlook and extensive facilities, shops, cafes restaurants rated highly on trip advisor. It also is proud of its history.
Laurencekirk is World renowned for making snuff boxes with a hidden airtight hinge, known as the Laurencekirk hinge.
Johnston Tower stands proudly at the top of Garvock hill overlooking the carse, built in 1812. The outline of which was once used as a motif for the local linen trade, but now is worn proudly by the Mearns Academy students as their badge.