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Banchory

Banchory is a town in , 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.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Glen o’ Dee Hospital and Scolty Hill.

Hospital
Glen o' Dee Hospital is situated in the west end of Banchory, , . It is a small community hospital that provides services for the population of Royal Deeside supported by local GPs. It is managed by NHS Grampian.

Peak
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is a small hill south of the Deeside town, Banchory. Its best known feature is the 20m tall tower monument, built in 1840 as a memorial to General William Burnett who fought alongside Wellington.

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is a castle, built in the 16th century, near Banchory in , . It is in the historic county of Kincardineshire. This harled castle was built by the Burnetts of Leys and was owned by the family for almost 400 years. is situated 2½ miles east of Banchory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Strachan and Brathens.

Village
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is a village in , Scotland that lies along the , a tributary of the River Dee, Aberdeenshire, a few miles southwest of Banchory. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Banchory.

Hamlet
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is a village in , Scotland. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Banchory.

Banchory

Latitude
57.0514° or 57° 3′ 5″ north
Longitude
-2.5045° or 2° 30′ 16″ west
Population
7,580
Elevation
197 feet (60 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB BNC
Open location code
9C9V3F2W+H6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278613688
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2656405
Wiki­data ID
Q806177
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Banchory” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Banchory”
  • Basque: “Banchory”
  • Bengali: “ব্যানকোরি”
  • Bulgarian: “Банчорй”
  • Cebuano: “Banchory”
  • Chinese: “班科里”
  • Chinese: “班赫利”
  • Dutch: “Banchory”
  • Finnish: “Banchory”
  • French: “Banchory”
  • German: “Banchory”
  • Greek: “Μπάντσορι”
  • Gujarati: “બાંચોરી”
  • Irish: “Beannchar, Contae Obar Deathain”
  • Irish: “Beannchar”
  • Italian: “Banchory”
  • Japanese: “バンコリー”
  • Japanese: “バンチョリー”
  • Japanese: “バンハリー”
  • Kannada: “ಬಾಂಚೊರಿ”
  • Korean: “밴코리”
  • Lithuanian: “Bankoris”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Banchory”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Banchory”
  • Norwegian: “Banchory”
  • Persian: “بانچوری”
  • Polish: “Banchory”
  • Portuguese: “Banchory”
  • Russian: “Банхори”
  • Scots: “Banchry”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Banchory”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Beannchar”
  • Slovenian: “Banchory”
  • Spanish: “Banchory”
  • Swedish: “Banchory”
  • Tamil: “பான்சோரி”
  • Telugu: “బాంచోరి”
  • Ukrainian: “Банхорі”
  • Urdu: “بانچوری”
  • Welsh: “Banchory”
  • “Banchory”

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