Charlestown

Charlestown is a hamlet in , . Charlestown is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Balmoral Stadium and St Mary’s Church.

Stadium
Photo: Peter Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a football ground located in the area of , 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.

Church
St Mary the Virgin was an Episcopal Church in , , Scotland. It was part of the Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney in the Scottish Episcopal Church until its closure in April 2020.

Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The or Brig o Dee is a road bridge over the River Dee in , . 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. is situated 1½ miles north of Charlestown.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nigg and Cove Bay.

Suburb
is an area of , Scotland, south of the River Dee. It has a population of 16,400. The area has a bay known as the Bay of or , immediately south of a coastal golf course, and a farm that is also a visitor attraction, known as Doonies Farm.

Suburb
Photo: Lizzie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, known locally as Cove, is a suburb on the south-east edge of , . Today Cove is home to around 8,000 people. It is a popular residential location owing to its village-like status.

Hamlet
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet approximately two kilometres south of the city of , in the Lower Deeside area of . 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.

Charlestown

Latitude
57.09869° or 57° 5′ 55″ north
Longitude
-2.1107° or 2° 6′ 39″ west
Elevation
302 feet (92 metres)
Open location code
9C9V3VXQ+FP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8644523592
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
6269314
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