Human settlement in Scotland
Cortes is a rural settlement in the Banff and Buchan area of Aberdeenshire , Scotland, situated in the parish of Rathen , 7.8 kilometres (4.8 mi) south of Fraserburgh .[ 1]
The area stretches from the grounds of Cortes House in the west to Cortes Village in the east on the border with the adjacent parish of Lonmay .
Schools
Primary education is provided at Rathen School,[ 2]
Transport
Cortes lies at the northern end of the A952 road at its junction with the A90 road .
Regular bus services connect the area to Fraserburgh , Peterhead and Aberdeen , and an on-demand Dial-a-bus service is also available.[ 3]
The nearby Lonmay railway station closed in 1979, and now offers an access point to the Formartine and Buchan Way , the long-distance path that follows the route of the former railway.
Landmarks
To the south lies Mormond Hill , on the slopes of which a hill figure known as the White Stag of Mormond, marked with quartz stones, was first laid out by Mr F. W. Cordiner of Cortes to mark his wedding in 1870.[ 4]
History
The name Cortes is said to derive from a Gaelic word meaning circle , in reference to a structure that was described as a Druid temple in the New Statistical Account of Scotland (1845),[ 5] recumbent stone circle .[ 6]
Another stone circle, of which only three stones remain, is situated on farmland at Cortie Brae.[ 7]
Cortes House is a granite -built Regency mansion, built in 1810.[ 8]
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