Cairness
Cairness is a locality in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Cairness is situated nearby to the hamlet Fiddler’s Green, as well as near the locality Lonmay.Places of Interest
Highlights include Inverallochy Castle and Crimonmogate.
Inverallochy Castle
Castle
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Inverallochy Castle is a ruined courtyard castle, near the village of Inverallochy in the Buchan area of North-East Scotland, dating to 1504. It lies 0.5 miles south of Cairnbulg Castle, near Fraserburgh, and formerly stood beside the now-drained Loch of Inverallochy. Inverallochy Castle is situated 1½ miles north of Cairness.
Crimonmogate
Residential building
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Crimonmogate is an estate near Crimond, Aberdeenshire. The estate formed part of Lonmay parish, dates back to the 14th century, and was included in the lands owned by the powerful Earls of Erroll.
Crimond Church
Church
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Crimond Church is a Christian, Church of Scotland Presbyterian church, located on the east side of the A90 road in the centre of the village of Crimond, Aberdeenshire, Scotland at location NK0556. Crimond Church is situated 2½ miles south of Cairness.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Combs and Crimond.
St Combs
Village
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St Combs is a small fishing village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, immediately southeast of Inverallochy. It has existed since at least the 17th century, and takes its name from a church to St Colm that used to exist in the area and was abandoned in 1607. St Combs is situated 2 miles northeast of Cairness.
Crimond
Village
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Crimond is a village in Aberdeenshire, in the northeast of Scotland, located 9 miles northwest of the port of Peterhead and just over 2 miles from the coast. Crimond is situated 2½ miles south of Cairness.
Inverallochy and Cairnbulg
Village
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The villages of Inverallochy and Cairnbulg lie some 4 miles east of Fraserburgh, in North East Scotland. It formerly consisted of the three fishing villages of Brandesburgh, Cairnbulg and Inverallochy, but the former village has since disappeared… Inverallochy and Cairnbulg is situated 3 miles north of Cairness.
Cairness
- Type: Locality
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.63333° or 57° 38′ northLongitude
-1.93333° or 1° 56′ westElevation
59 feet (18 metres)Open location code
9C9WJ3M8+8MGeoNames ID
2654067
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