Water of Aven
The Water of Aven is a tributary of the Water of Feugh, itself the largest tributary of the River Dee, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The Water of Aven rises at Loch Tennet, where the historic counties of Aberdeenshire, Angus and Kincardineshire meet and flows for approximately 15 km to its confluence with the Feugh near Whitestone.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK, tributary of Water of Feugh
- Also known as: “Aven Water”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Scolty Hill.
Scolty Hill
Peak
Photo: Bruce McAdam, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scolty Hill is a small hill south of the Deeside town, Banchory. Its best known feature is the 20m tall tower monument, built in 1840 as a memorial to General William Burnett who fought alongside Wellington. Scolty Hill is situated 2½ miles northeast of Water of Aven.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Strachan and Finzean.
Strachan
Village
Strachan is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland that lies along the Water of Feugh, a tributary of the River Dee, Aberdeenshire, a few miles southwest of Banchory. Strachan is situated 1½ miles east of Water of Aven.
Finzean
Village
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 2 miles west of Water of Aven.
Banchory
Photo: Meho29, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Banchory is a town in Aberdeenshire, with a population in 2016 of 7560. It's in the scenic Dee valley 18 miles west of Aberdeen, and its main visitor attraction is Crathes Castle. It's also a good base for visiting Balmoral Castle and Cairngorms National Park.
Water of Aven
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Water of Aven” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Water of Aven”
- Cebuano: “Water of Aven”
- German: “Water of Aven”
- Irish: “An t-Uisge Bàn”
- Swedish: “Water of Aven”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Whitestone and Adendale.
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Highlights include Black Loch and Glen Dye.
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