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Laurencekirk
Laurencekirk is a small town in the historical region of Kincardineshire, Scotland, simply off the A90 Dundee to Aberdeen main road, which bypassed it in 1985. It is administered as part of Aberdeenshire. It is the biggest negotiation in the Howe o' the Mearns area and also houses the local secondary school; Mearns Academy, which was awarded the Charter Mark in 2003. Its old name was Conveth, an anglification of the Gaelic Coinmheadh, referring to an obligation to supply complimentary food and board to passing troops. Laurencekirk is in the valley between the Hill of Garvock and the Cairn O' Mount. The popular landmark of the Johnston Tower can be seen on the optimal of the Garvock. Laurencekirk was, in the past, recognized for making snuff boxes with a special sort of airtight joint (referred to as a "Laurencekirk hinge") designed by James Sandy. Laurencekirk Golf Club (now obsolete) initially showed up in the early 1900s. The club closed at the time of WW2. Lewis Grassic Gibbon wrote much regarding The Mearns and also the bordering location in his book Sunset Song. A homage centre can be seen at Arbuthnott a couple of miles from Laurencekirk. Fred Urquhart serviced the land at Laurencekirk in the Second World War, and also his short stories use his observations of rural life here.