Backhill of Goval

Backhill of Goval is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Backhill of Goval is situated nearby to the hamlet Rosehall, as well as near Swailend.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Aberdeen Airport and Dyce, Old Parish Church And Burial-ground.

Aberdeen Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Michael Diamond, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Aberdeen International Airport is an international airport, located in the Dyce suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland, approximately 6 miles northwest of Aberdeen city centre. Aberdeen Airport is situated 2½ miles south of Backhill of Goval.

Dyce, Old Parish Church And Burial-ground

Cemetery

Photo: AberdeenBill, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dyce, Old Parish Church And Burial-ground is a cemetery.

Dyce Railway Station

Railway station

Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dyce railway station is a railway station serving the suburb of Dyce, Aberdeen, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Aberdeen to Inverness Line, with some trains operating on the Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line and Glasgow to Aberdeen Line also extended to call at Dyce and Inverurie. Dyce Railway Station is situated 2 miles south of Backhill of Goval.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dyce and Kingseat.

Dyce

Suburb

Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dyce is a suburb town of Aberdeen, Scotland, situated on the River Don about 6 mi northwest of the city centre. It is best known as the location of Aberdeen Airport. Dyce is situated 2 miles south of Backhill of Goval.

Kingseat

Village

Photo: Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kingseat is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, located about 10 miles to the north-west of Aberdeen and 1 mile east of Newmachar. It developed around the former Kingseat Hospital site, which has since been redeveloped for residential use. Kingseat is situated 2 miles northeast of Backhill of Goval.

Newmachar

Village

Photo: Bill Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Newmachar is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, about 10 miles to the north-west of Aberdeen. The settlement has a long history previously being known as Summerhill within the parish of New Machar, later being renamed Newmachar. Newmachar is situated 2 miles north of Backhill of Goval.

Backhill of Goval

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.23473° or 57° 14′ 5″ north

Longitude

-2.18855° or 2° 11′ 19″ west

Elevation

213 feet (65 metres)

Open location code

9C9V6RM6+VH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9551943617

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

6269375

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