River Urie
The River Urie is a small river in northeastern Scotland situated in the Garioch area of Aberdeenshire. Its origins are close to Bennachie, approximately 25 miles to the northwest of Aberdeen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK, tributary of the River Don
- Also known as: “River Ury”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Maiden Stone and Harthill Castle.
Maiden Stone
The Maiden Stone, also known as the Drumdurno Stone after the nearby farm, is a Pictish standing stone near Inverurie in Aberdeenshire in Scotland, probably dating to the 9th century AD.Harthill Castle
Castle
Photo: Ann Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harthill Castle is a large 17th-century Z-plan castle, about 5.5 miles west-north-west of Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, south of Kirkton of Oyne, at grid reference NJ687252. An alternative name is Torries Castle.
Mither Tap hillfort
Fort
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Mither Tap hillfort is an Iron Age fortified site located on the summit of Mither Tap, a prominent granite outcrop on the eastern side of the Bennachie range in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Mither Tap hillfort is situated 2 miles southwest of River Urie.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pitcaple and Oyne.
Pitcaple
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pitcaple is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on the River Urie 4 miles northwest of Inverurie. Nearby Pitcaple Castle is a 17th-century country house which was restored by William Burn in 1830.
Oyne
Village
Photo: Gilbert Scott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oyne is a small village in rural Aberdeenshire at the bottom of Bennachie in Scotland. Oyne is situated 1½ miles west of River Urie.
The Colony
Locality
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The Colony was a squatters' community on "commonty", or common land, on one side of Bennachie, a range of hills near Aberdeen, in Scotland. The Colony is situated 2½ miles south of River Urie.
River Urie
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover River Urie from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“River Urie” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Urie”
- Bulgarian: “Юри”
- Cebuano: “River Urie”
- German: “Urie”
- Hebrew: “אורי (נהר)”
- Hebrew: “אורי”
- Irish: “Uaraidh”
- Scots: “River Ury”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Abhainn Ùraidh”
- Slovenian: “reka Urie”
- Slovenian: “River Urie”
- Slovenian: “Urie”
- Swedish: “River Urie”
- Venetian: “Fiume River Ury”
- Welsh: “Afon Ury”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Chapel of Garioch and Pittodrie.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hill of Whitecross and Pitscurry Hill.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “River Urie”. Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.