Crathes

Crathes is a village in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Crathes is situated nearby to the hamlet Crossroads, as well as near the village Kirkton of Durris.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Crathes Castle and Milton of Crathes railway station.

Crathes Castle

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Crathes Castle is a castle built in the 16th century, near Banchory in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is in the historic county of Kincardineshire. This harled castle was built by the Burnetts of Leys and was owned by the family for almost 400 years.

Milton of Crathes railway station

Railway station

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Milton of Crathes railway station is located at Milton of Crathes, three miles east of Banchory, Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Warren Field

Warren Field is a Mesolithic archaeological site in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, built about 8,000 BCE and interpreted as a calendar monument. It includes 12 pits believed to correlate with phases of the Moon and used as a lunisolar calendar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirkton of Durris and Drumoak.

Kirkton of Durris

Village

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Kirkton of Durris is a hamlet in the Kincardine and Mearns area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Drumoak

Village

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Drumoak is a village situated between Peterculter and Banchory in North Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, which is classified as a town by the Understanding Scottish Places programme. Drumoak is situated 3 miles northeast of Crathes.

Banchory

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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.

Crathes

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

57.05803° or 57° 3′ 29″ north

Longitude

-2.41449° or 2° 24′ 52″ west

Elevation

197 feet (60 metres)

Open location code

9C9V3H5P+66

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1087060836

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

11979217

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