Forgue
Forgue is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire. It lies 35 miles northwest of Aberdeen and 8 miles northeast of Huntly. It is northwest of the village Largue. The hamlet is surrounded by the lands of Bognie Estate, which have been held by the Morisons of Bognie since 1635.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Yonder Bognie and Bognie Castle.
Yonder Bognie
Archaeological site
Yonder Bognie is a recumbent stone circle near Forgue in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Bognie Castle
Ruins
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bognie Castle is a ruined castle on Bognie Estate, between Huntly and Banff, in the parish of Forgue, Aberdeenshire region of Scotland. Once rising four storeys high, it is thought to have been constructed in the 1660s by the Morisons of Bognie.
Glendronach distillery
Distillery
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glendronach distillery is a Scottish whisky distillery located near Forgue, by Huntly, Aberdeenshire, in the Highland whisky district. It is owned by the Brown–Forman Corporation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Inverkeithny and Drumblade.
Inverkeithny
Hamlet
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Inverkeithny is a village in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The village lies near where the Burn of Forgue flows into the River Deveron, 7 miles west of Turriff and 3 miles south-east of Aberchirder. Inverkeithny is situated 2 miles northeast of Forgue.
Drumblade
Hamlet
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Drumblade is a hamlet in north-western Aberdeenshire, Scotland, which lies 4¾ miles east of the town of Huntly. Drumblade is situated 3 miles southwest of Forgue.
Brideswell
Hamlet
Brideswell is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is named in honour of Brigid of Ireland. Brideswell is situated 4 miles southwest of Forgue.
Forgue
- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.49069° or 57° 29′ 27″ northLongitude
-2.65121° or 2° 39′ 4″ westElevation
285 feet (87 metres)Open location code
9C9VF8RX+7GOpenStreetMap ID
way 489594800OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Dutch—“Forgue” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Forgue”
- Catalan: “Forgue”
- Dutch: “Forgue”
- “Forgue”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Memorial Playing Field and Forgue Former Parish Church.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Forgue”. Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.