Shiel Burn
Shiel Burn is a stream in Moray, Scotland. Shiel Burn is situated nearby to the locality Farmtown, as well as near the village Ruthven.Places of Interest
Highlights include Rothiemay Castle,stone circle,400m NNW of.
Rothiemay Castle,stone circle,400m NNW of
Archaeological site
Photo: Golux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rothiemay Castle,stone circle,400m NNW of is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ miles east of Shiel Burn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ruthven and Milltown of Rothiemay.
Ruthven
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ruthven, Aberdeenshire is a village in Scotland near Huntly, and Keith. It is traditionally pronounced "Riven". The "Wow o Riven" was a church bell in the area, and is mentioned in the ballad about Tam o Riven, a knight who lived in The "Wow o Riven" became the title of one of George MacDonald's short stories too, which plays in Ruthven. Ruthven is situated 1½ miles south of Shiel Burn.
Milltown of Rothiemay
Village
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Milltown of Rothiemay is a small inland village, built mostly of granite, in the north-east of Scotland and is within the Moray council area bordering neighbouring Aberdeenshire across the river to the south-east. Milltown of Rothiemay is situated 2½ miles east of Shiel Burn.
Cairnie
Village
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cairnie, also written Cairney, is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is in the district of Huntly. It has a primary school, Cairney Primary School. Cairnie is situated 3½ miles southwest of Shiel Burn.
Shiel Burn
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Knock Burn”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.53333° or 57° 32′ northLongitude
-2.81667° or 2° 49′ westElevation
328 feet (100 metres)Open location code
9C9VG5MM+88GeoNames ID
2637995
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