Oldmeldrum
Oldmeldrum is a village and parish in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, not far from Inverurie in North East Scotland. Oldmeldrum is home to one of the oldest whisky distilleries in Scotland, Glen Garioch, which was built in 1797.- Type: Town with 3,170 residents
- Description: village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Auld Meldrum” and “Meldrum”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Glen Garioch distillery and Meldrum Academy.
Kirkton of Bourtie stone circle
Archaeological site
Kirkton of Bourtie stone circle is a recumbent stone circle located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Kirkton of Bourtie stone circle is situated 1½ miles south of Oldmeldrum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whiterashes and Daviot.
Whiterashes
Hamlet
Whiterashes is a hamlet in the Formartine area… Whiterashes is situated 3½ miles southeast of Oldmeldrum.
Daviot
Village
Daviot is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, located about 4 miles from Inverurie. Daviot is situated 3½ miles west of Oldmeldrum.
Inverurie
Town
Aberdeenshire is a county in the north east of Scotland. Inverurie is situated 4 miles southwest of Oldmeldrum.
Oldmeldrum
- Categories: village, small burgh, and locality
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.33502° or 57° 20′ 6″ north
Longitude
-2.31974° or 2° 19′ 11″ west
Population
3,170
Elevation
381 feet (116 metres)
Open location code
9C9V8MPJ+24
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Oldmeldrum” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Oldmeldrum”
- Bulgarian: “Олдмелдрум”
- Catalan: “Old Meldrum”
- Cebuano: “Oldmeldrum”
- Chinese: “奥尔德梅尔德拉姆”
- Chinese: “奧爾德梅爾德拉姆”
- Dutch: “Oldmeldrum”
- French: “Oldmeldrum”
- German: “Oldmeldrum”
- Irish: “Mealdruim”
- Irish: “Meall Druim”
- Italian: “Oldmeldrum”
- Japanese: “オールドメルドラム”
- Persian: “اولدملدرام”
- Polish: “Old Meldrum”
- Polish: “Oldmeldrum”
- Portuguese: “Oldmeldrum”
- Russian: “Олд-Мелдрум”
- Russian: “Олдмелдрум”
- Scots: “Auldmeldrum”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Mealdruim”
- Spanish: “Oldmeldrum”
- Swedish: “Oldmeldrum”
- Ukrainian: “Олдмелдрум”
- Welsh: “Oldmeldrum”
- “Oldmeldrum”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Ardfork and Woodside of Barra.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Market Square and Old Meldrum Post Office.
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