Bridge of Alford
Bridge of Alford is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Bridge of Alford is situated near Alford beside the bridge over the River Don. It is on the road towards Strathdon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Bryan A Watson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Grampian Transport Museum and Alford Valley Railway.
Grampian Transport Museum
Museum
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grampian Transport Museum is a transport museum and charitable-based trust located in Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its exhibits chart the history of transport in the north east of Scotland through dramatic displays, working and climb-aboard vehicle exhibits and video presentations.
Alford Valley Railway
Museum
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Alford Valley Railway is a 2 ft narrow gauge railway in the Howe of Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is located at what used to be the terminus of the passenger and goods Alford Valley Railway which connected with the Great North of Scotland Railway main line at Kintore.
Asloun Castle
Castle
Photo: Richard Paxman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Asloun Castle is a castle, formerly Z-plan, dating from the 16th century, 2 miles south-west of Alford, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, of which only one tower remains. Asloun Castle is situated 2 miles southwest of Bridge of Alford.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alford and Keig.
Alford
Town
Photo: Richard Slessor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alford is a large village in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland, lying just south of the River Don. It lies within the Howe of Alford which occupies the middle reaches of the River Don.
Keig
Village
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Keig is a village within the local government area of Aberdeenshire Council in the North East of Scotland and is located within the Marr area of Aberdeenshire three miles from Alford. It lies on the B992 road between Insch and the village of Whitehouse. Keig is situated 3 miles east of Bridge of Alford.
Kirkton of Tough
Village
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirkton of Tough, usually shortened to Tough, is a settlement in the Marr area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland at grid reference NJ615129. It is about 4 kilometres southeast of Alford and 143 km from Edinburgh. Kirkton of Tough is situated 4 miles southeast of Bridge of Alford.
Bridge of Alford
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.24417° or 57° 14′ 39″ northLongitude
-2.72691° or 2° 43′ 37″ westElevation
469 feet (143 metres)Open location code
9C9V67VF+M6OpenStreetMap ID
node 1280071654OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scots—“Bridge of Alford” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Bridge of Alford”
- Dutch: “Bridge of Alford”
- French: “Bridge of Alford”
- Scots: “Awfort”
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