Balbithan

Places of Interest

Kintore railway station

Railway station

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Kintore railway station is in Kintore, Scotland on the Aberdeen–Inverness line. Originally opened in 1854, it closed in 1964 but was reopened on a different site in 2020.

Hallforest Castle

Castle

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Hallforest Castle is a keep, one of the oldest in Scotland, as it dates from the 14th century. It is about a mile and a half from Kintore, in Aberdeenshire. Alternative names are Castle of Hallforrest, Hall Forest Castle or simply Hallforrest. Hallforest Castle is situated 2 miles southwest of Balbithan.

Bass of Inverurie

Castle

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Bass of Inverurie is the remnant of a motte-and-bailey castle based on a natural mound about 50 feet high and 60 feet in diameter to the south of the town of Inverurie in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Bass of Inverurie is situated 2 miles northwest of Balbithan.

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Kintore

Town

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Kintore is a town and former royal burgh near Inverurie in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, now bypassed by the A96 road between Aberdeen and Inverness. It is situated on the banks of the River Don.

Kinmuck

Village

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Kinmuck, Aberdeenshire, is a small village just outside Inverurie in the north-east of Scotland. Kinmuck is situated 2 miles northeast of Balbithan.

Hatton of Fintray

Village

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Hatton of Fintray, commonly referred to as Fintray, is a village on the River Don in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in the parish of Fintray. It was a textile village and its church dates from 1821, and there used to be a nearby ferry crossing the river. Hatton of Fintray is situated 3 miles east of Balbithan.

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