Craigforthie
Craigforthie is a hill in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland and has an elevation of 479 feet. Craigforthie is situated nearby to the village Keith Hall, as well as near Kinmuck.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bass of Inverurie and Inverurie railway station.
Bass of Inverurie
Castle
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Bass of Inverurie is the remnant of a motte-and-bailey castle based on a natural mound about 50 feet high and 60 feet in diameter to the south of the town of Inverurie in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Bass of Inverurie is situated 1½ miles west of Craigforthie.
Inverurie railway station
Railway station
Photo: Triglavian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Inverurie railway station is a railway station serving the town of Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is managed by ScotRail and is on the Aberdeen to Inverness Line, which is mostly single track north of this point, between Kintore and Insch. Inverurie railway station is situated 2 miles northwest of Craigforthie.
Broomend, henge, standing stones and symbol stone
Archaeological site
Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broomend, henge, standing stones and symbol stone is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ miles west of Craigforthie.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kinmuck and Inverurie.
Kinmuck
Village
Photo: Ballogie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kinmuck, Aberdeenshire, is a small village just outside Inverurie in the north-east of Scotland.
Inverurie
Town
Photo: Lizzie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aberdeenshire is a county in the north east of Scotland. It's a long way north - the coastline around Fraserburgh is further north than Newfoundland - but it's mostly lowland, fertile and productive, having more in common with the central belt of Scotland than with the Highlands. Inverurie is situated 2 miles west of Craigforthie.
Kintore
Town
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kintore is a town and former royal burgh near Inverurie in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, now bypassed by the A96 road between Aberdeen and Inverness. It is situated on the banks of the River Don. Kintore is situated 2½ miles south of Craigforthie.
Craigforthie
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 479 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.27381° or 57° 16′ 26″ northLongitude
-2.32336° or 2° 19′ 24″ westElevation
479 feet (146 metres)Open location code
9C9V7MFG+GMGeoNames ID
12617286
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