Maryculter
Maryculter or Kirkton of Maryculter is a village in the Lower Deeside area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The River Dee separates it from the town of Peterculter, and the B979 road runs through Maryculter. Maryculter House Hotel lies slightly north of the village along the south bank of the River Dee and to the west of Templars Park.Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Kirkton of Maryculter”
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Den and the Glen and Oldman Wood.
The Den and the Glen
Theme park
Photo: Colin Walker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Den and the Glen is a children's park in Maryculter, Scotland, near the city of Aberdeen, which opened in 1984. The park features outdoor play areas and sculptural displays depicting characters from fairy tales, nursery rhymes, and popular children’s television and film franchises.
Oldman Wood
Forest
Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oldman Wood is a publicly owned forest in Kincardineshire, Scotland. Crynoch Burn, a tributary of the River Dee, flows through the Oldman Wood.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peterculter and Milltimber.
Peterculter
Village
Photo: Colin Walker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Peterculter, also known as Culter, is an outer suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland, about eight miles from the city centre. It lies on the north bank of the River Dee, at its confluence with the Culter Burn.
Milltimber
Village
Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milltimber is a suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland, around 6 miles west of Aberdeen city centre. From 1854 to 1937 the area was served by Milltimber railway station on the Aberdeen suburban railway. Milltimber is situated 1½ miles north of Maryculter.
Coalford
Hamlet
Photo: Alan Findlay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coalford is a village in Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is slightly north of the River Dee and about 1 mile west of Peterculter. The population is around 100. Coalford is situated 2 miles west of Maryculter.
Maryculter
- Category: locality
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.08297° or 57° 4′ 59″ northLongitude
-2.23723° or 2° 14′ 14″ westElevation
299 feet (91 metres)Open location code
9C9V3QM7+54OpenStreetMap ID
node 1456284700OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scots—“Maryculter” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Maryculter”
- Chinese: “馬里卡爾特”
- Dutch: “Maryculter”
- French: “Maryculter”
- German: “Maryculter”
- Japanese: “メアリーカルター”
- Scots: “Marycouter”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Stony Hill and Templars‘ Park.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Maryculter Parish Church and Maryculter Woods.
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