Cottown
Cottown is a locality in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Cottown is situated nearby to the village Rhynie, as well as near the locality Cushnie.Places of Interest
Highlights include Rhynie and Kearn war memorial and Tap o’ Noth.
Rhynie and Kearn war memorial
Work of art
Photo: Trevor Littlewood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhynie and Kearn war memorial is a work of art.
Tap o’ Noth
Peak
Photo: Steve Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Tap o' Noth is a hill and the name of a Pictish hill fort on its summit, 8 miles south of Huntly in Aberdeenshire, Scotland at grid reference NJ485293. Tap o’ Noth is situated 2 miles northwest of Cottown.
St Mary’s Kirk
Ruins
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Mary's Kirk at Auchindoir, between Rhynie and Lumsden, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, is one of the country's finest surviving medieval parish kirks. The main doorway is early Romanesque, and there is a well-preserved early 16th-century sacrament house, similar to those at Deskford and Kinkell. St Mary’s Kirk is situated 2½ miles southwest of Cottown.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rhynie and Kennethmont.
Rhynie
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhynie is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is on the A97 road, 14 miles northwest of Alford. The Rhynie Chert is named after the village, as is the fossil plant genus Rhynia.
Kennethmont
Village
Photo: Martyn Gorman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kennethmont is a village in the Marr area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately 8 miles south of Huntly. It has a population of approximately 470 people. Kennethmont is situated 2½ miles northeast of Cottown.
Gartly
Village
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gartly is an inland hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is several miles south of the town of Huntly, and sits on the River Bogie, a tributary of the River Deveron. The parish in which it is located also takes its name. Gartly is situated 3½ miles north of Cottown.
Cottown
- Type: Locality
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.32931° or 57° 19′ 46″ northLongitude
-2.8194° or 2° 49′ 10″ westElevation
709 feet (216 metres)Open location code
9C9V85HJ+P6GeoNames ID
13278353
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