Hill of Morphie

Hill of Morphie is a peak in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland and has an elevation of 486 feet. Hill of Morphie is situated nearby to the hamlet Sillycoats, as well as near South Snadon.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stone of Morphie and Sunnyside Royal Hospital.

Stone of Morphie

Archaeological site

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Stone of Morphie is a standing stone about 700 metres west of the Coast Highway bridge of the River North Esk and 400 metres east of the historic Mill of Morphie in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Sunnyside Royal Hospital

Photo: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sunnyside Royal Hospital was a psychiatric hospital located in Hillside, north of Montrose, Scotland. It closed in 2011 and is now used for housing.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Cyrus and Hillside.

St Cyrus

Village

Photo: Rpriv2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St Cyrus or Saint Cyrus, formerly Ecclesgreig is a village in the far south of Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Hillside

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hillside is a small private village in Angus, Scotland, situated 5 miles to the north of Montrose. The village is the location for the now disused psychiatric hospital, Sunnyside Royal Hospital.

Marykirk is a village in the Kincardine and Mearns area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, next to the border with Angus at the River North Esk. The village is approximately 6 miles ENE of Montrose at the southern end of the Howe of the Mearns.

Hill of Morphie

Type: Peak with an elevation of 486 feet
Category: landform
Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.77371° or 56° 46′ 25″ north

Longitude

-2.44986° or 2° 26′ 60″ west

Elevation

486 feet (148 metres)

Open location code

9C8VQHF2+F3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8138039535

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

12621265

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