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[[Image:Marykirk Old Kirk and Kirkyard.JPG|thumb|Marykirk Ancient Kirk and Kirkyard]]
'''Marykirk''' ({{lang-gd|Obar Luathnait}}) is a small village in [[Aberdeenshire]], [[Scotland]] next to the border with the county of [[Angus]] at the [[River North Esk]].
The village is approximately 6 miles ENE of [[Montrose, Angus|Montrose]] at the southern end of the Howe of the Mearns. The road bridge carrying the [[A937]] over the [[River North Esk]] is a substantial structure with four arches. It was designed by [[Robert Stevenson (civil engineer)|Robert Stevenson]] and completed in 1815 at the cost of £1,000 replacing the previous route to the village an ancient ford. There is a rail bridge across the same river some 600 m north of the road bridge and the village once had a rail station to the north east.
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