Hackley Head

Hackley Head is a coastal headland in Aberdeenshire, in north-east Scotland. It lies south of Hackley Bay and north of the Sands of Forvie and the Ythan estuary, near the village of Collieston.

Type: Locality
Description: cape in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Forvie Ness”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Old Slains Castle and Knockhall Castle.

Old Slains Castle

Photo: Martyn Gorman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Slains Castle is a ruined castle near Collieston in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is not to be confused with New Slains Castle, a separate building located five miles northeast. Old Slains Castle is situated 2½ miles northeast of Hackley Head.

Knockhall Castle

Castle

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Knockhall Castle is a 16th-century ruined Scottish castle near Newburgh, Aberdeenshire. Built by William Sinclair, 5th Lord Sinclair, it is designated a scheduled monument. Knockhall Castle is situated 2½ miles west of Hackley Head.

Karemma

Disaster remains

Photo: Iain Cameron, CC BY 2.0.

Karemma is a disaster remains, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Hackley Head.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newburgh and Foveran.

Newburgh

Village

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Newburgh is a coastal village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The village dates to 1261 AD, when William St. Clair, 6th Baron of Roslin, wanted to establish a chapel in the area. Originally built as a school, somewhat later the chapel of Holy Rood was established. Newburgh is situated 2 miles southwest of Hackley Head.

Foveran

Village

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Foveran is the name of both a parish and village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The village is located 11 miles north of Aberdeen and 4 miles southeast of Ellon; the main group of houses and the village school are located adjacent to the main A90 trunk road. Foveran is situated 4 miles southwest of Hackley Head.

Ellon

Town

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Ellon is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately 16 miles north of Aberdeen, lying on the River Ythan, which has one of the few undeveloped river estuaries on the eastern coast of Scotland. Ellon is situated 5 miles northwest of Hackley Head.

Hackley Head

Category: cape
Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.33176° or 57° 19′ 54″ north

Longitude

-1.95181° or 1° 57′ 7″ west

Open location code

9C9W82JX+P7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7131968656

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

2647697

Wikidata ID

Q5637321

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hackley Head” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Hackley Head”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hackley Head”
Swedish: “Hackley Head”

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