B9003

This article is about the current B9003 to Collieston.
For the former B9003 from Old Meldrum to Newburgh a little to the south, see B9003 (Old Meldrum - Newburgh).

The B9003 to Collieston

The B9003 is the eastern, classified part of a longer route connecting the town of Ellon to the fishing village of Collieston on the east coast of Aberdeenshire. The road was originally unclassified but gained its number in c1945.

Starting from a junction with the A975 at Cotehill crossroads (also known locally as "Collieston Cross"), it follows a somewhat indirect and sometimes narrow course vaguely eastwards. After passing through Kirktown of Slaines the B9003 passes a turn for the Cransdale car park and the sea becomes visible as it enters Collieston. The route follows High Town as it winds along the cliff tops, with left turns for the harbour and Low Town. The route climbs into High Town (a part of the village as well as the road name) and then passes through a modern housing estate. It turns left at a T junction before ending at a crossroads a short distance later, with most of the side roads from these junctions being dead ends, or doubling back to meet the B9003 again.