Port Erroll
Port Erroll is a locality in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland and has about 1,620 residents. Port Erroll is situated nearby to the hamlet Bullers of Buchan, as well as near the locality Sandy Haven.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality with 1,620 residents
- Description: human settlement in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Cruden Bay” and “Port Errol”
Places of Interest
Highlights include New Slains Castle and St Olaf’s Church.
New Slains Castle
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Slains Castle, also known as New Slains Castle to distinguish it from the nearby Old Slains Castle, is a ruined castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It overlooks the North Sea from its cliff-top site one kilometre east of Cruden Bay.
St Olaf’s Church
Church
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Olaf's Church is a Category B listed building in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, dating to 1776. It is of Church of Scotland denomination. The church's twin, conically roofed towers were added in 1833 by John Smith.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cruden Bay and Bullers of Buchan.
Cruden Bay
Village
Photo: DavidDixon, Public domain.
Cruden Bay is a small village in Scotland, on the north coast of the Bay of Cruden in Aberdeenshire, 26 miles north of Aberdeen. Just west of Slains Castle, Cruden Bay is believed to have been the site of a battle in which the Scots under King Malcolm II defeated the Danes in 1012.
Bullers of Buchan
Hamlet
Photo: hayley green, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The name Bullers of Buchan refers both to a collapsed sea cave and to the adjacent village, situated about 6 miles south of Peterhead in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Bullers of Buchan is situated 1½ miles northeast of Port Erroll.
Whinnyfold
Hamlet
Photo: Ken Fitlike, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whinnyfold or Whinneyfold is a small coastal village at the southern end of the Bay of Cruden in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Whinnyfold is a clifftop hamlet of fisher cottages built in the 1860s, replacing an older settlement one mile inland. Whinnyfold is situated 2 miles southwest of Port Erroll.
Port Erroll
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.41429° or 57° 24′ 51″ northLongitude
-1.84601° or 1° 50′ 46″ westPopulation
1,620Elevation
23 feet (7 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB RTLOpen location code
9C9WC573+PHOpenStreetMap ID
node 5962446856OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Port Erroll” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Port Erroll”
- Dutch: “Port Erroll”
- Swedish: “Port Erroll”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sandy Haven and Hangman’s Brae.
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Highlights include Congegrational Church and Wardhill.
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