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A952 road
A952 road northbound near Toll of Birness
Length (miles)	15.3
Length (km)	24.6
Direction	North
Start	A90 at Toll of Birness
End	A90 at Cortes
Roads joined	A90 road A950 road A90 road

The A952 road is a major highway in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This roadway is a north-south connector that serves as an inland bypass to the more coastally aligned A90 road.^[1] It runs from Toll of Birness in the south to Cortes in the north, passing through the communities of Ardallie, Clola, Mintlaw and New Leeds. It has been noted that traffic accidents are most frequent at pronounced road bends along the A952.^[2]

History

The local area is rich with prehistorical and historical features. Somewhat to the east of the A952 road are a number of prehistoric monuments including Catto Long Barrow,^[3] Silver Cairn and many tumuli. In that same vicinity of the Laeca Burn watershed is the point d'appui of historic battles between invading Danes and indigenous Picts.

See also

• Laeca Burn

Line notes

References

• AA Great Britain Road Atlas. 2003. p. 57 ISBN 0-7495-3438-9
• Traffic Engineering and Control. 1990. published by Printerhall, v.31
• C. Michael Hogan. 2008. Catto Long Barrow fieldnotes, Modern Antiquarian [1]

A roads in Zone 9 of the Great Britain road numbering scheme A9 · A90 · A91 · A92 · A93 · A94 · A95 · A96 · A97 · A98 · A99 A939 · A944 · A947 · A949 · A952 · A957 · A980 List of A roads in Zone 9 · List of B roads in Zone 9

Coordinates: 57°29′21″N 1°59′56″W / 57.4891°N 1.99893°W / 57.4891; -1.99893