Formartine
Formartine is a committee area in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This district extends north from the River Don to the River Ythan. It has a population of 43,243.Places of Interest
Highlights include Glen Garioch distillery and Sheldon stone circle.
Glen Garioch distillery
Distillery
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glen Garioch distillery is a Highland single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is one of the oldest whisky distilleries in Scotland, dating back to 1797.
Sheldon stone circle
Archaeological site
Sheldon stone circle is a prehistoric stone circle located to the south of Oldmeldrum in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Kirkton of Bourtie stone circle
Archaeological site
Photo: stu smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirkton of Bourtie stone circle is a recumbent stone circle located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is situated about 2+3⁄4 miles to the northeast of Inverurie at the end of a south-facing hillside just outside the hamlet of Kirkton of Bourtie. Kirkton of Bourtie stone circle is situated 2 miles southwest of Formartine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oldmeldrum and Whiterashes.
Oldmeldrum
Town
Photo: Jim Benvie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oldmeldrum is a village and parish in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, not far from Inverurie in North East Scotland. Oldmeldrum is home to one of the oldest whisky distilleries in Scotland, Glen Garioch, which was built in 1797.
Whiterashes
Hamlet
Photo: Stuart Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whiterashes is a hamlet in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, lying to the north-west of Newmachar and 3 miles south-east of Oldmeldrum on the A947 road. Whiterashes is situated 3 miles southeast of Formartine.
Udny Green
Village
Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Udny Green is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, located immediately south-west of Pitmedden. It forms part of the parish of Udny, along with the nearby settlement of Udny Station. Udny Parish Church stands beside the village green, with the old kirkyard and Udny Mort House on the opposite side. Udny Green is situated 3½ miles east of Formartine.
Formartine
- Type: Region
- Description: committee area in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Category: administrative territorial entity of Scotland
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
“Formartine” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Fearann Mhártainn”
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