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Ellon is a sizeable town in Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire

Aberdeenshire is one of the 32 unitary authority council areas in Scotland.In this present day Aberdeenshire does not include Aberdeen City which is a Council Area in its own right....
, Scotland
Scotland

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, approximately 16 miles north of Aberdeen
Aberdeen

Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous City status in the United Kingdom and one of Scotland's 32 Local government in Scotland Council areas of Scotland....
, lying on the River Ythan
River Ythan

The Ythan is a river in the north-east of Scotland rising at Ythan Wells and flowing south-eastwards through the towns of Fyvie, Methlick and Ellon, Aberdeenshire before flowing into the North Sea near Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, in Buchan....
 (pronounced eye-than) which has one of the few undeveloped river estuaries
Ythan Estuary

The Ythan Estuary is the tidal component of the River Ythan, emptying into the North Sea approximately 19 kilometres north of Aberdeen, Scotland....
 on the Eastern coast
Coast

The coast is defined as that part of the land adjoining or near the ocean or its saltwater arms. A precise line that can be called a coastline cannot be determined due to the process of tides....
 of Scotland. It is in the ancient region of Formartine
Formartine

Formartine is a committee area in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This district has a long history and extends north from the River Don, Aberdeenshire....
.

general area is endowed with prehistorical
Prehistory

Prehistory is a term often used to describe the period before Recorded history. Paul Tournal originally coined the term Pr?-historique in describing the finds he had made in the caves of southern France....
 and historical features. Somewhat to the northeast of Ellon are a number of ancient monuments including Catto Long Barrow
Catto Long Barrow

Catto Long Barrow is a prehistoric site in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The site is alternatively known as Cairn Catto. The extant monument extends for a length of 49 metres....
, Silver Cairn and many tumuli
Tumulus

A tumulus is a mound of Soil and Rock s raised over a Grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds, H?gelgrab or kurgans, and can be found throughout much of the world....
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Ellon is a sizeable town in Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire

Aberdeenshire is one of the 32 unitary authority council areas in Scotland.In this present day Aberdeenshire does not include Aberdeen City which is a Council Area in its own right....
, Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
, approximately 16 miles north of Aberdeen
Aberdeen

Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous City status in the United Kingdom and one of Scotland's 32 Local government in Scotland Council areas of Scotland....
, lying on the River Ythan
River Ythan

The Ythan is a river in the north-east of Scotland rising at Ythan Wells and flowing south-eastwards through the towns of Fyvie, Methlick and Ellon, Aberdeenshire before flowing into the North Sea near Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, in Buchan....
 (pronounced eye-than) which has one of the few undeveloped river estuaries
Ythan Estuary

The Ythan Estuary is the tidal component of the River Ythan, emptying into the North Sea approximately 19 kilometres north of Aberdeen, Scotland....
 on the Eastern coast
Coast

The coast is defined as that part of the land adjoining or near the ocean or its saltwater arms. A precise line that can be called a coastline cannot be determined due to the process of tides....
 of Scotland. It is in the ancient region of Formartine
Formartine

Formartine is a committee area in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This district has a long history and extends north from the River Don, Aberdeenshire....
.

History

The general area is endowed with prehistorical
Prehistory

Prehistory is a term often used to describe the period before Recorded history. Paul Tournal originally coined the term Pr?-historique in describing the finds he had made in the caves of southern France....
 and historical features. Somewhat to the northeast of Ellon are a number of ancient monuments including Catto Long Barrow
Catto Long Barrow

Catto Long Barrow is a prehistoric site in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The site is alternatively known as Cairn Catto. The extant monument extends for a length of 49 metres....
, Silver Cairn and many tumuli
Tumulus

A tumulus is a mound of Soil and Rock s raised over a Grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds, H?gelgrab or kurgans, and can be found throughout much of the world....
. In that same vicinity of the Laeca Burn
Laeca Burn

Laeca Burn is a stream in northeastern Aberdeenshire, Scotland. According to C. Michael Hogan, there are numerous archaeological sites in the Laeca Burn watershed, "especially on the eastern side of Laeca Burn", where Catto Long Barrow is situated....
 watershed is the point d'appui
Point d'appui

A point d'appui, in military theory, is a location where troops are assembled prior to a battle. Often a monument is erected to commemorate the point d'appui for notable battles....
 of historic battles between invading Danes and indigenous Pict
PICT

PICT is a computer graphics file format introduced on the original Apple Macintosh computer as its standard metafile format. It allows the interchange of graphics , and some limited text support, between Mac applications, and was the native graphics format of QuickDraw....
s.

Ellon developed in prehistoric times since it provided the only feasible site for fording the Ythan Estuary and was the principal settlement of the Pictish
Picts

The Picts were a confederation of tribes in what was later to become eastern and northern Scotland from Roman Empire times until the 10th century....
 province of Buchan
Buchan

Buchan is one of the six committee areas and administrative areas of Aberdeenshire Council, Scotland. These areas were created by the council in 1996, when the Aberdeenshire Council areas of Scotland was created under the Local Government etc Act 1994....
 prior to 400 BC; furthermore, in the Middle Ages
Middle Ages

File:Karl 1 mit papst gelasius gregor1 sacramentar v karl d kahlen.jpgThe Middle Ages of European history are a period in history which lasted for roughly a millennium, commonly dated from the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century to the beginning of the Early Modern Period in the 16th century, marked by the division of Western Christi...
 the Celt
Celt

Celts , is a modern term used to describe any of the European peoples who spoke, or speak, a Celtic languages. The term is also used in a wider sense to describe the Modern Celts of those peoples, notably those who participate in a Celtic culture....
ic Mormaers and later the Norman
Normans

The Normans were the people who gave their names to Normandy, a region in northern France. They descended from Viking conquerors of the territory and the native population of mostly Frankish and Gallo-Roman stock....
 (Comyn) Earls of Buchan held court and dispensed justice at Moot Hill, also known as Earl's Mount.

Arnage Castle, a 16th century fortification
Fortification

Fortifications are military constructions and buildings designed for defense in warfare and military bases. Humans have constructed defensive works for many thousands of years, in a variety of increasingly complex designs....
 is five miles to the north.

Education and leisure


The town has three primary schools:
  • Ellon Primary School
  • Auchterellon Primary School
  • Meiklemill Primary School


Each of these schools has some type of greenspace
Greenspace

Greenspace or green space may refer to:* Greenspace or open space reserve, a land use planning and conservation term used to describe protected areas of undeveloped landscape....
 as well as a concrete
Concrete

Concrete is a construction material composed of cement as well as other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, construction aggregate , water , and Chemistry admixtures....
 playground
Playground

A playground or play area is an area designed for children to Play , indoors or outdoors.Modern playgrounds often have recreational equipment such as the see-saw, merry-go-round, swing , Playground slide, jungle gym, chin-up bars, sandbox, spring rider, monkey bars, overhead ladder, trapeze rings, playhouses, and mazes, many of which...
. These schools feed into Ellon Academy
Ellon Academy

Ellon Academy is a secondary comprehensive school in the Aberdeenshire, Scotland for 1,300 local pupils and 100 teachers. The school is headed by Rector Mr Tim McKay, who succeeded Dr Brian Wilkins at the beginning of the 2007-2008 session , and Deputy Rector Mrs G McClymont....
, the local secondary school
Secondary school

Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling, known as secondary education, takes place....
, which currently has a roll of about 1200 students; however, due to ongoing residential development in the area that figure is expected to rise. A new school is planned to contain the influx of new students, and is expected to be finished by the year 2015.

Ellon has a community
Community

In biological terms, a community is a group of interacting organisms sharing an environment .In human communities, intention, belief, Natural resource, preferences, Need assessment, risks, and a number of other conditions may be present and common, affecting the Identity of the participants and their degree of cohesiveness....
 centre, which includes a swimming pool
Swimming pool

A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is an artificially enclosed body of water intended for swimming or water-based recreation....
 and café. Ellon also has one of northeast Scotland
Scotland

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's youth groups, which is situated at the Ythan Centre, a building dedicated to serving the needs of Ellon's teenage population. This facility includes a soundproofed room where amateur bands can practice and a large hall with roof to floor length mirrors, which the dance group Refresh uses for their weekly practise.

The Meadows sports centre, located on the outskirts of Ellon, has many sporting facilities and clubs, including football and rugby pitches, a gym, and a multi-use sports hall. The Meadows is also home to the Ellon United football team, and the Ellon RFC.

Ellon today

Ellon has benefited from the North Sea oil
North Sea oil

North Sea oil is a mixture of hydrocarbons, comprising liquid Petroleum and natural gas, produced from oil reservoirs beneath the North Sea. In the oil industry, the term "North Sea" often includes areas such as the Norwegian Sea and the UK "Atlantic Margin" that are not, strictly speaking, part of the North Sea....
 demand, and is one of the main dormitory towns for Aberdeen
Aberdeen

Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous City status in the United Kingdom and one of Scotland's 32 Local government in Scotland Council areas of Scotland....
. The population is expanding as young families seek to escape Aberdeen
Aberdeen

Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous City status in the United Kingdom and one of Scotland's 32 Local government in Scotland Council areas of Scotland....
 and move to nearby towns like Ellon, Inverurie
Inverurie

Inverurie is a Royal Burgh in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately 16 miles north west of Aberdeen on the A96 road and lies on the Northern Express Railway Route from Aberdeen to Inverness....
 and Banchory
Banchory

Banchory is a burgh or town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, lying approximately 18 miles west of Aberdeen, near where the Feugh River meets the River Dee, Aberdeenshire....
. During 2006, Ellon ranked as the town with the fourth most rapidly increasing average house prices in Scotland.

Rail Link

Ellon was a principal station on the Great North of Scotland Railway
Great North of Scotland Railway

The Great North of Scotland Railway was one of the smaller United Kingdom railways before the Railways Act 1921, operating in the far north-east of Scotland....
 line that ran from Aberdeen to Fraserburgh and Peterhead. Due to the Beeching Axe
Beeching Axe

The Beeching Axe is an informal name for the HM Government's attempt in the 1960s to reduce the cost of running British Railways, the nationalised railway system in the United Kingdom....
, passenger services were withdrawn on the line in 1965. Freight services continued on the line until 1979 (Fraserburgh only, the Maud-Peterhead section was closed in 1970), at which point the entire line was closed.

The former railway line was purchased by Grampian Regional Council in 1981, and is now part of the National Cycling Route network.

Due to the population expansion since the North Sea Oil boom, the A90
A90 road

The A90 road is a major north to south road in eastern Scotland, running from Edinburgh to Fraserburgh in Aberdeenshire.From Edinburgh, it travels west and over the Forth Road Bridge, before turning into the M90 motorway....
 has become overloaded between Aberdeen, Ellon and Peterhead. The Aberdeen Crossrail project has looked at reopening sections of the former railway, however as of 2008 this is still unlikely.

A branch line that ran to Boddam
Boddam

Boddam may refer to:Scotland* Boddam, Aberdeenshire* Boddam, ShetlandOther*?le Boddam, in the Salomon Islands ...
 via Cruden Bay
Cruden Bay

Cruden Bay is a village in Scotland, on the north coast of the Bay of Cruden in Aberdeenshire, 26 miles North of Aberdeen.Just south of Slains Castle, Cruden Bay was the site of a battle between Denmark and Scottish people under King Malcolm II of Scotland in 1012....
 started at Ellon. This closed in 1945.

Famous people From Ellon

  • Paul Sturrock
    Paul Sturrock

    Paul Whitehead Sturrock is a Scottish association football coach . He currently manages English club Plymouth Argyle F.C. and formerly managed Sheffield Wednesday F.C., Southampton F.C., Plymouth Argyle F.C., Dundee United F.C., Swindon Town F.C....
    , footballer.
  • Teddy Scott
    Teddy Scott

    Harold Edward 'Teddy' Scott is a Scottish former footballer and coach, who has served Aberdeen F.C. in a number of capacities since joining the club in 1954....
    , footballer, coach and kit man for Aberdeen
    Aberdeen F.C.

    Aberdeen Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen. They compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the most successful teams in their country, having won four league titles and seven Scottish Cups, including a record three in a row during the 1980s, the only time a team has done this outside of the...
  • Evelyn Glennie
    Evelyn Glennie

    Dame Evelyn Elizabeth Ann Glennie, Order of the British Empire is a Scotland virtuoso percussionist. She was the first full-time solo professional percussionist in 20th century western society....
    , Percussionist


See also

  • Ythan Wells
    Ythan Wells

    Ythan Wells is a Roman Camp or castra site situated in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The site is situated at the headwaters of the River Ythan, where a series of natural spring supply potable water, that was convenient for the large marching camp installed here by the Romans in the first few centuries AD....
Annie Lennox

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