River Isla

River Isla is a stream in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. River Isla is situated nearby to the hamlet Whitehill, as well as near the village Ruthven.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rothiemay Castle,stone circle,400m NNW of.

Rothiemay Castle,stone circle,400m NNW of

Archaeological site

Photo: Golux, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rothiemay Castle,stone circle,400m NNW of is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles northeast of River Isla.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ruthven and Milltown of Rothiemay.

Ruthven

Village

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ruthven, Aberdeenshire is a village in Scotland near Huntly, and Keith. It is traditionally pronounced "Riven". The "Wow o Riven" was a church bell in the area, and is mentioned in the ballad about Tam o Riven, a knight who lived in The "Wow o Riven" became the title of one of George MacDonald's short stories too, which plays in Ruthven. Ruthven is situated 1½ miles northwest of River Isla.

Milltown of Rothiemay

Village

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Milltown of Rothiemay is a small inland village, built mostly of granite, in the north-east of Scotland and is within the Moray council area bordering neighbouring Aberdeenshire across the river to the south-east. Milltown of Rothiemay is situated 2 miles northeast of River Isla.

Cairnie

Village

Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cairnie, also written Cairney, is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is in the district of Huntly. It has a primary school, Cairney Primary School. Cairnie is situated 3 miles west of River Isla.

River Isla

Type: Stream
Also known as: “Isla”
Category: body of water
Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.5° or 57° 30′ north

Longitude

-2.78333° or 2° 47′ west

Elevation

394 feet (120 metres)

Open location code

9C9VG628+2M

GeoNames ID

2646020

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