Whiteford
Whiteford is a village in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Whiteford is situated nearby to the hamlet Pitcaple, as well as near the village Durno.Places of Interest
Highlights include Maiden Stone and Balquhain.
Maiden Stone
The Maiden Stone, also known as the Drumdurno Stone after the nearby farm, is a Pictish standing stone near Inverurie in Aberdeenshire in Scotland, probably dating from the late 8th or early 9th century AD.Balquhain
Archaeological site
Photo: John Berry, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balquhain is a ruined recumbent stone circle 3 miles from Inverurie in Scotland, with views to Mither Tap. Over seventy of these circles are found in lowland Aberdeenshire. Balquhain is situated 1½ miles southeast of Whiteford.
Balquhain Castle
Ruins
Photo: Greg Stringham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balquhain Castle is a ruined tower house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It served as the stronghold of the Leslies of Balquhain. The castle is located 4 kilometres to the west of Inverurie, and is protected as a scheduled monument. Balquhain Castle is situated 2 miles southeast of Whiteford.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pitcaple and Harlaw.
Pitcaple
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pitcaple is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on the banks of the River Urie, 4 miles northwest of Inverurie. Nearby Pitcaple Castle dates from around 1457 and was restored by William Burn in 1835. There is a disused railway station.
Harlaw
Hamlet
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harlaw is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Whiteford.
Daviot
Village
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Daviot is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, located about 4 miles from Inverurie. It is the birthplace of the theologian William Robinson Clark. Daviot is home to the Loanhead of Daviot stone circle, a Neolithic recumbent stone circle comprising ten standing stones and one recumbent stone. Daviot is situated 2 miles northeast of Whiteford.
Whiteford
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.32601° or 57° 19′ 34″ northLongitude
-2.46643° or 2° 27′ 59″ westElevation
249 feet (76 metres)Open location code
9C9V8GGM+CCOpenStreetMap ID
node 1278190309OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
12264139
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