Morrone
Morrone is a Scottish hill immediately southwest of the village of Braemar in Aberdeenshire. Morrone has an elevation of 2,822 feet.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,822 feet
- Description: mountain in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Morrone Hill” and “Morven”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kindrochit Castle and Braemar Parish Church, Clunie Bank Road, Braemar.
Kindrochit Castle
Ruins
Photo: TheCreator, Public domain.
Kindrochit Castle is a ruined 14th-century fortification in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is located at Braemar, in a strategic position on the banks of the Clunie Water, a tributary of the River Dee. The ruins are protected as a scheduled monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Auchallater and Braemar.
Auchallater
Hamlet
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Auchallater is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies along the A93 road, to the south of Braemar.
Braemar
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Braemar is a village in Aberdeenshire, standing at the point where the road leaves the Dee valley to climb over Cairnwell into Glenshee. It’s in the eastern part of Cairngorms National Park and surrounded by mountains, which may be scenic or louring depending on the weather.
Inverey
Hamlet
Photo: TheCreator, Public domain.
Inverey is a hamlet on Mar Lodge Estate, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Morrone
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.98084° or 56° 58′ 51″ northLongitude
-3.42959° or 3° 25′ 47″ westElevation
2,822 feet (860 metres)Open location code
9C8RXHJC+85OpenStreetMap ID
node 295151074OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Welsh—“Morrone” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Мороне”
- Cebuano: “Morrone”
- Dutch: “Morrone”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مورون (المملكه المتحده)”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مورون”
- Irish: “Mór Bheinn”
- Ladin: “Morrone”
- Swedish: “Morrone”
- Welsh: “Morrone”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Coldrach and Balintuim.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Five Cairns and Morrone Birkwood Site of Special Scientific Interest.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Morrone”. Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.