Birse
Birse is a parish in the Lower Deeside area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, which includes the communities of Finzean and Ballogie. However the name Birse is often used to refer only to the northwestern part of the parish which lies on the south side of the River Dee, Aberdeenshire, opposite the village of Aboyne.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Loch of Aboyne.
Loch of Aboyne
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Loch of Aboyne is a shallow, artificial formed, freshwater loch in Grampian, Scotland. It lies 1+1⁄4 miles northeast of Aboyne and 28 miles west-southwest of Aberdeen. Loch of Aboyne is situated 2 miles northwest of Birse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aboyne and Kincardine O’Neil.
Aboyne
Town
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Aboyne is a village on the edge of the Highlands in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on the River Dee, approximately 30 miles west of Aberdeen. It has a swimming pool at Aboyne Academy, all-weather tennis courts, a bowling green and is home to the oldest 18 hole golf course on Royal Deeside. Aboyne is situated 2 miles northwest of Birse.
Kincardine O’Neil
Village
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Kincardine O'Neil is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is situated between the towns of Banchory and Aboyne approximately 25 miles west of Aberdeen on the north bank of the River Dee. Kincardine O’Neil is situated 3 miles northeast of Birse.
Finzean
Village
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Finzean is a rural community, electoral polling district, community council area and former ecclesiastical parish, which forms the southern part of the Parish of Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Finzean is situated 5 miles southeast of Birse.
Birse
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.0623° or 57° 3′ 44″ northLongitude
-2.73461° or 2° 44′ 5″ westElevation
404 feet (123 metres)Open location code
9C9V3768+W5OpenStreetMap ID
node 1445420089OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Birse” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Birse”
- Dutch: “Birse”
- French: “Birse”
- Irish: “Braois”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Braois”
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