Kirktown of Alvah
Kirktown of Alvah is a village in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Kirktown of Alvah is situated nearby to the hamlet Mill of Eden, as well as near Itlaw.Places of Interest
Highlights include Duff House and Eden Castle.
Duff House
Museum
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Duff House is a Georgian estate house in Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Now in the care of Historic Environment Scotland, it is part of the National Galleries Scotland and is a Category A listed building. Duff House is situated 2 miles north of Kirktown of Alvah.
Eden Castle
Ruins
Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eden Castle is a castle near Banff in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The castle was built in the latter half of the 16th century by the Meldrum family with renovation and additional building carried out by George Leslie from 1676. Eden Castle is situated 1½ miles southeast of Kirktown of Alvah.
Duff House Royal Golf Club
Golf course
Duff House Royal Golf Club is a Championship Course and one of the best parkland courses in Aberdeenshire and rated within the top 10 parklands in Scotland. Duff House Royal Golf Club is situated 2 miles north of Kirktown of Alvah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Banff and Macduff.
Banff
Photo: Mussklprozz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Banff is a small fishing port in Aberdeenshire in northeast Scotland. It stands on the west bank of the mouth of the River Deveron, with the village of Macduff on the east bank; in 2020 each had a population of about 4000.
Macduff
Town
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Macduff is a town in the Banff and Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is situated on Banff Bay and faces the town of Banff across the estuary of the River Deveron. Macduff is situated 3½ miles northeast of Kirktown of Alvah.
Whitehills
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitehills is a small fishing village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, that lies three miles west of Banff on the Moray Firth. It is part of the historic county of Banffshire. Whitehills is situated 3½ miles northwest of Kirktown of Alvah.
Kirktown of Alvah
- Type: Village
- Also known as: “Alvah”
- Category: locality
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.63036° or 57° 37′ 49″ northLongitude
-2.54155° or 2° 32′ 30″ westElevation
203 feet (62 metres)Open location code
9C9VJFJ5+49OpenStreetMap ID
node 233137721OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2645205
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