Stonehaven

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Stonehaven

Total population

11,177

Coordinates56.96°, -2.21°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Stonehaven is a town on the northeast coast of Scotland, 15 miles (24 km) south of Aberdeen. It had a population of 11,177 at the 2022 Census.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in Scotland

• Parsonage
  4.4 mi away
• Parkneuk
  8 mi away
• Sunnyside
  8.1 mi away
• Bishopston
  8.2 mi away
• The Crossroads
  9.1 mi away
• Silverburn
  11.6 mi away
• Mill of Brotherfield
  11.9 mi away
• East Mathers
  13.6 mi away
• Milton of Mathers
  14.1 mi away
• Aryburn
  17 mi away
• Forge Dykes
  17.8 mi away
• Achath
  17.9 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Stonehaven

The laird of Stonehaven

Connie Mason · 2003

Walk Around Stonehaven

Rhonda Stephens · 2013

The black book of Kincardineshire

Anderson, James of Stonehaven, Scotland. · 1843

The registers of St. James the Great, Episcopal Chapel, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland, 1758-1880

A. Strath Maxwell · 1980

Stonehaven and Inverbervie

Ordnance Survey · 1989

Tempest at Stonehaven

Grace Johnson · 1997

Sands and gravels of Scotland.

1945

A90 Trunk Road (Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route) (Stonehaven to Blackdog) (Prohibitions and Restrictions) Regulations 2019

Scotland · 2019

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Seen 2026-09-12

bittersweet nightshade

Solanum dulcamara

Seen 2026-09-12

Yellow-barred Peat Hover Fly

Sericomyia silentis

Seen 2026-09-08

black crowberry

Empetrum nigrum

Seen 2026-09-08

Cross-leaved Heath

Erica tetralix

Seen 2026-09-08

common heather

Calluna vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-08

round-leaved sundew

Drosera rotundifolia

Seen 2026-09-08

Broom Moth

Ceramica pisi

Seen 2026-09-07

bog myrtle

Myrica gale

Seen 2026-09-07

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Notable, recurring, and historical events associated with Stonehaven, sourced from Wikidata.

• Stonehaven Fireball Festival

  festival
• Stonehaven Fireballs

  annual event

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Official Identifiers