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Newtonhill is a commuter village in Kincardineshire, Scotland. It is popular due to its location, just six miles south of Aberdeen with easy reach of Stonehaven and with views over the North Sea.The village, originally called Skateraw, has three commercial outlets; A Tesco Metro Store, a convenience store - Newtonhill Village Store and a pharmacy, which also hosts a weekly post office. There are two pubs in the village, Quoiters and The Newton Arms. Local events centre on the community centre, The Bettridge Centre, which is run by villagers. Beside this centre is the local library. Newtonhill Library is a branch of Aberdeenshire Libraries (www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/libraries) and managed by the Network Librarian at Portlethen Library. The library is open for 9 hours a week and delivers Bookbug Sessions, Chatty Tuesdays, free internet access, photocopying and various other services. Please call 01224 786190 if you have any queries. There is also the Skateraw Hall, originally provided for the residents when Newtonhill was a fishing village.Newtonhill Primary School serves the village and surrounding hamlets of Muchalls and Cammachmore.Historic featuresSkateraw was a fishing village, and the older part of the village between the railway line and the sea reflects that heritage though nearly all of the old houses have been modernised and extended. An old smoke house is still visible in Skateraw Road, though it is many years since it was in use. The village had a railway station which led to the change of name from Skateraw to Newtonhill but it was closed in 1956; the signal box remains in use and remnants of a platform can still be seen. There is an enthusiastic historical society in the village: http://www.skateraw.com/ScotlandPhotos/Skateraw/skateraw.html

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