Glen Tanar

Glen Tanar is a locality in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Glen Tanar is situated nearby to the village Dinnet, as well as near the locality Meikle Kinord.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dinnet Oakwood.

Dinnet Oakwood

Nature reserve

Dinnet Oakwood is a Designated Special Area of Conservation located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is located approximately 9 miles from Aboyne and six miles from Ballater. The area is owned by Scottish Natural Heritage.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dinnet and Aboyne.

Dinnet

Village

Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dinnet is a village in the Marr area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Approximately equidistant from Deeside towns Aboyne and Ballater and situated on the main A93 road in the valley of the River Dee, it is said to be the gateway to both the Highlands and the Cairngorms National Park. Dinnet is situated 2 miles northwest of Glen Tanar.

Aboyne

Town

Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Aboyne is a village on the edge of the Highlands in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on the River Dee, approximately 30 miles west of Aberdeen. It has a swimming pool at Aboyne Academy, all-weather tennis courts, a bowling green and is home to the oldest 18 hole golf course on Royal Deeside. Aboyne is situated 3½ miles northeast of Glen Tanar.

Tarland

Village

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Tarland is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland 5 miles northwest of Aboyne, and 30 miles west of Aberdeen. Tarland is situated 5 miles north of Glen Tanar.

Glen Tanar

Type: Locality
Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.05299° or 57° 3′ 11″ north

Longitude

-2.86516° or 2° 51′ 55″ west

Elevation

558 feet (170 metres)

Open location code

9C9V343M+5W

GeoNames ID

13273705

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