Banchory-Devenick
Banchory-Devenick is a hamlet approximately two kilometres south of the city of Aberdeen, Scotland in the Lower Deeside area of Aberdeenshire. The hamlet should not be confused with the historic civil parish of the same name which spanned the River Dee until 1891, its northern part lying in Aberdeenshire and its southern part in Kincardineshire.Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Banchory Devenick”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bridge of Dee and Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment.
Bridge of Dee
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Bridge of Dee or Brig o Dee is a road bridge over the River Dee in Aberdeen, Scotland. The term is also used for the surrounding area of the city. Dating from 1527, the bridge crosses at what was once the City of Aberdeen's southern boundary.
Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment
University building
Photo: Watty62, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment is an architecture school administered by Robert Gordon University. It is located on the university's campus in Aberdeen, Scotland.
Balmoral Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Peter Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balmoral Stadium is a football ground located in the Cove Bay area of Aberdeen, Scotland. Opened in 2018, it is the home ground of Scottish League One club Cove Rangers. From 2021, it is being shared by Scottish Women's Premier League team Aberdeen. Balmoral Stadium is situated 1½ miles east of Banchory-Devenick.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Garthdee and Nigg.
Garthdee
Suburb
Garthdee is an area of Aberdeen, Scotland. There is a large housing estate in Garthdee.
Nigg
Suburb
Nigg is an area of Aberdeen, Scotland, south of the River Dee. It has a population of 16,400. The area has a bay known as the Bay of Nigg or Nigg Bay, immediately south of a coastal golf course, and a farm that is also a visitor attraction, known as Doonies Farm.
Braeside
Suburb
Braeside is an area of Aberdeen. In 2014, Braeside Primary School was closed, and the building demolished in 2021, with plans to build houses on the site, however they were paused after local opposition.
Banchory-Devenick
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.1107° or 57° 6′ 39″ northLongitude
-2.14296° or 2° 8′ 35″ westElevation
348 feet (106 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB BDKOpen location code
9C9V4V64+7ROpenStreetMap ID
node 14027155979OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2656404Wikidata ID
Q4854063
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Japanese—“Banchory-Devenick” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Banchory-Devenick”
- Dutch: “Banchory-Devenick”
- French: “Banchory-Devenick”
- Irish: “Beannchar Dómhnaig”
- Japanese: “バンコリー＝デヴニック”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Drumduan and Little Banchory.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Prince Albert’s Monument and Tollohill Wood.
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