Whitestone

Whitestone is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Whitestone is situated nearby to the locality Whitestane, as well as near Balblyth.

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 Whitestone.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Finzean and Strachan.

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.

Strachan

Village

Photo: Pasicles, CC0.

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 2 miles east of Whitestone.

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.

Whitestone

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

57.02141° or 57° 1′ 17″ north

Longitude

-2.59124° or 2° 35′ 29″ west

Elevation

305 feet (93 metres)

Open location code

9C9V2CC5+HG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 14195603322

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

9973421

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