Charlestown
Charlestown is a locality in Moray, Scotland. Charlestown is situated nearby to the hamlet College of Roseisle, as well as near the locality Bank of Roseisle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Burghead Transmitting Station and Roseisle distillery.
Burghead Transmitting Station
Building
Photo: W. L. Tarbert, Public domain.
The Burghead transmitting station is a broadcasting facility near Burghead in Scotland for long wave and medium wave radio transmission that started service on 12 October 1936.
Roseisle distillery
Distillery
Photo: Kirsty Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roseisle distillery is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distillery, in Roseisle, near Elgin, Moray, in the Strathspey region of Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cummingston and Burghead.
Cummingston
Village
Cummingston is located in Moray on the north-east coast of Scotland. It lies on the B9012, sandwiched between the two fishing villages of Hopeman and Burghead. It was known as "the Collach", possibly from Scottish Gaelic an Coileach meaning "eddy".
Burghead
Village
Photo: Richard Slessor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burghead is a small town in Moray, Scotland, about 8 miles north-west of Elgin. The town is mainly built on a peninsula that projects north-westward into the Moray Firth, surrounding it by water on three sides. Burghead is situated 1½ miles northwest of Charlestown.
Hopeman
Village
Photo: Craig Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hopeman is a seaside village in Moray, Scotland, it is situated on the coast of the Moray Firth, founded in 1805 to house and re-employ people displaced during the Highland clearances. Hopeman is situated 2 miles northeast of Charlestown.
Charlestown
- Type: Locality
- Location: Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.68445° or 57° 41′ 4″ northLongitude
-3.45673° or 3° 27′ 24″ westElevation
33 feet (10 metres)Open location code
9C9RMGMV+Q8GeoNames ID
13280712
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