Lochton

Lochton is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Lochton is situated nearby to the hamlet Blairydryne, as well as near Darnford.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cairn Mon Earn and Nine Stanes.

Cairn Mon Earn

Peak

Photo: Karen Vernon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cairn Mon Earn or Cairn-mon-earn is a hill in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Cairn Mon Earn is situated 2 miles east of Lochton.

Nine Stanes

Archaeological site

Photo: Michael.Kramer, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nine Stanes is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles west of Lochton.

The Durris transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility, situated close to the town of Stonehaven, within Durris Forest, located precisely at the 57th parallel north, within the area also known historically as Kincardineshire. Durris transmitting station is situated 1½ miles southeast of Lochton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirkton of Durris and Mergie.

Kirkton of Durris

Village

Photo: Martyn Gorman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kirkton of Durris is a hamlet in the Kincardine and Mearns area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Kirkton of Durris is situated 2½ miles northeast of Lochton.

Mergie

Hamlet

Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mergie is a settlement in Aberdeenshire approximately six miles west of Stonehaven, Scotland. Situated in the former Kincardineshire slightly south of the Slug Road. Mergie is situated 3½ miles southeast of Lochton.

Banchory

Photo: Meho29, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Banchory is a town in Aberdeenshire, with a population in 2016 of 7560. It's in the scenic Dee valley 18 miles west of Aberdeen, and its main visitor attraction is Crathes Castle. It's also a good base for visiting Balmoral Castle and Cairngorms National Park.

Lochton

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.02127° or 57° 1′ 17″ north

Longitude

-2.40973° or 2° 24′ 35″ west

Elevation

417 feet (127 metres)

Open location code

9C9V2HCR+G4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 14027170671

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

13277296

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