Leochel-Cushnie

Leochel-Cushnie is a parish in Aberdeenshire, about 40 km west of Aberdeen in the West Aberdeenshire (UK Parliament constituency).

Notable people connected with the parish

 * Peter Shepherd (British Army officer) (August 1841 – 22 January 1879) was a British Army doctor. He was born at Leochel Cushnie, Aberdeenshire.
 * Patrick Forbes (bishop of Caithness) died at Craigievar, Aberdeenshire, in October 1668, and was buried at Leochel in the Craigievar aisle.
 * John Forbes (1593–1648), a Scottish minister and theologian, died 29 April 1648, and was buried in the churchyard of Leochel.