Inch Geck

Inch Geck is an islet in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Inch Geck is situated nearby to the locality The Snub, as well as near the hamlet Kirkton of Logie Buchan.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Knockhall Castle and Karemma.

Knockhall Castle

Castle

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Knockhall Castle is a 16th-century ruined Scottish castle near Newburgh, Aberdeenshire. Built by William Sinclair, 5th Lord Sinclair, it is designated a scheduled monument.

Karemma

Disaster remains

Photo: Iain Cameron, CC BY 2.0.

Karemma is a disaster remains, which is situated 2 miles south of Inch Geck.

Ellon Academy is a secondary comprehensive school in the Aberdeenshire town of Ellon. In August 2015, the school moved to its new purpose-built campus to the south of the town. Ellon Academy is situated 2½ miles northwest of Inch Geck.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newburgh and Hackley Head.

Newburgh

Village

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Newburgh is a coastal village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The village dates to 1261 AD, when William St. Clair, 6th Baron of Roslin, wanted to establish a chapel in the area. Originally built as a school, somewhat later the chapel of Holy Rood was established.

Hackley Head

Locality

Hackley Head is a coastal headland in Aberdeenshire, in north-east Scotland. It lies south of Hackley Bay and north of the Sands of Forvie and the Ythan estuary, near the village of Collieston. Hackley Head is situated 2 miles east of Inch Geck.

Ellon

Town

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Ellon is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately 16 miles north of Aberdeen, lying on the River Ythan, which has one of the few undeveloped river estuaries on the eastern coast of Scotland. Ellon is situated 3 miles northwest of Inch Geck.

Inch Geck

Type: Islet
Categories: locality and landform
Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.34133° or 57° 20′ 29″ north

Longitude

-2.00278° or 2° 0′ 10″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

9C9V8XRW+GV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 31774088

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

13285384

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