Mosshead

Mosshead is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Mosshead is situated nearby to the town Oldmeldrum, as well as near the hamlet Tulloch.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Glen Garioch distillery and Meldrum Academy.

Glen Garioch distillery

Distillery

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Glen Garioch distillery is a Highland single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is one of the oldest whisky distilleries in Scotland, dating back to 1797.

Meldrum Academy

School

Meldrum Academy is a secondary school in Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, operated by Aberdeenshire Council.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oldmeldrum and Daviot.

Oldmeldrum is a village and parish in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, not far from Inverurie in North East Scotland. Oldmeldrum is home to one of the oldest whisky distilleries in Scotland, Glen Garioch, which was built in 1797.

Daviot

Village

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Daviot is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, located about 4 miles from Inverurie. It is the birthplace of the theologian William Robinson Clark. Daviot is home to the Loanhead of Daviot stone circle, a Neolithic recumbent stone circle comprising ten standing stones and one recumbent stone. Daviot is situated 3½ miles west of Mosshead.

Tarves

Village

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Tarves is a settlement in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated in the Formartine area. It is 5.8 miles from Oldmeldrum to the south-west, and 5.0 miles Methlick to the north. Tarves is situated 4 miles east of Mosshead.

Mosshead

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

57.35185° or 57° 21′ 7″ north

Longitude

-2.3292° or 2° 19′ 45″ west

Elevation

525 feet (160 metres)

Open location code

9C9V9M2C+P8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8822293941

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

13278772

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