- St. Cyrus
St. Cyrus (formerly "Ecclesgreig") is a village located in the extreme south of
Aberdeenshire ,Scotland .General Information
St. Cyrus, sometimes known as Saint Cyrus, is on the A92 road that runs from
Fife up toStonehaven where it joins the A90 and continues toAberdeen and beyond.St Cyrus NNR (National Nature Reserve ) lies between the village and theNorth Sea . The cliffs anddune s provide a nationally importanthabitat forflowering plant s and insects. [cite-web|url=http://www.nnr-scotland.org.uk/reserve.asp?NNRId=29|accessdate=2007-07-01|title =Scottish Natural Heritage ]Notable Residents
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Alexander Keith, D.D. Area prehistory
There are known prehistorical
archaeological sites in the general coastal area of St. Cyrus. Examples of these features includeGourdon Hill [ [http://www.rcahms.gov.uk/pls/portal/newcanmore.details_gis?inumlink=36841 RCAHMS archaeological database: Gourdon] ] to the north and theStone of Morphie , [ [http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=8404 C.Michael Hogan, "Stone of Morphie", 2007, The Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham, (site originally nominated by contributor "cosmic")] ] both situated slightly to the west of theA92 road alignment.ervices
St. Cyrus has its own telephone exchange (code ESSTC). The exchange is fully enabled for BT
ADSL , both fixed speed andADSL Max flavours. As of writing (August 2006) there are no LLU services at the St. Cyrus exchange.St. Cyrus also has a
SPAR convenience store located on the main road, which also serves as the Post Office. Opposite the SPAR, there is a public phone box. Further along the Main Road is acoffee shop There is also a petrol station and garage at the south end of the village.
External links
* [http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/towns/townfirst4156.html Overview of St. Cyrus]
References
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