May Craig

May Craig is a rocky island situated along the North Sea coast of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. May Craig lies about one half mile south of Newtonhill and a mile northeast of the village of Muchalls.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Muchalls Castle and Saint Ternan’s Church.

Muchalls Castle

Castle

Photo: Anlace, Public domain.

Muchalls Castle stands overlooking the North Sea in the countryside of Kincardine and Mearns, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The lower course is a well-preserved Romanesque, double-groined 13th-century tower house structure, built by the Frasers of Muchalls. Muchalls Castle is situated 1½ miles southwest of May Craig.

Saint Ternan’s Church

Church

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Saint Ternan's Church is an Episcopal church in the Diocese of Brechin, near Muchalls in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The oldest church building in the Diocese of Brechin, it was built in 1831 as a simple country church on land granted by the owners of Muchalls Castle.

Portlethen railway station

Railway station

Photo: Bill Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Portlethen railway station serves the town of Portlethen in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is sited 232 miles 59 chains from Carlisle via Perth, and is between Stonehaven and Aberdeen, on the Dundee to Aberdeen line. Portlethen railway station is situated 2 miles northeast of May Craig.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newtonhill and Cammachmore.

Newtonhill

Town

Photo: Iain Millar, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Newtonhill is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is popular due to its location just nine miles south of Aberdeen, within easy reach of Stonehaven and with views over the North Sea.

Cammachmore

Village

Photo: Dominic Dawn Harry and Jacob Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cammachmore is a hamlet in the coastal region near the North Sea in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies slightly west of the A92 road and the ancient Causey Mounth passes through the community.

Muchalls

Village

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Muchalls is a small coastal ex-fishing village in Kincardineshire, Scotland, south of Newtonhill and north of Stonehaven. Muchalls is situated slightly north of a smaller hamlet known as the Bridge of Muchalls.

May Craig

Type: Rock
Description: rock formation near Newtonhill, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
Categories: island, rock formation, and landform
Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
View on OpenStreetMap

Latitude

57.03333° or 57° 2′ north

Longitude

-2.15° or 2° 9′ west

Elevation

210 feet (64 metres)

Open location code

9C9V2RMX+8X

GeoNames ID

2642881

Wikidata ID

Q6796469

This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.

We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover May Craig from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Bengali to Swedish—“May Craig” goes by many names.

Bengali: “মে ক্রেগ”
Catalan: “May Craig”
Cebuano: “May Craig (bato sa Hiniusang Gingharian, lat 57,03, long -2,15)”
Cebuano: “May Craig”
Dutch: “May Craig”
Russian: “Мэй Крэйг”
Spanish: “May Craig”
Swedish: “May Craig, Newtonhill”
Swedish: “May Craig”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “May Craig”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Skateraw and Downies.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Newtonhill Bay and Cran Hill.

Aberdeenshire: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Aberdeen, Stonehaven, Peterhead, and Banff.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.