Methlick

Methlick is a village in about 20 miles north of Aberdeen; its main attraction is Haddo House. Methlick derives from Gaelic Maothulach, which may mean "vale of honey".
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Haddo House.

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is a Scottish stately home located near in , approximately 20 miles north of . Completed in 1732 to designs by William Adam, it was the former seat of the Earls and Marquesses of Aberdeen and Temair and has been owned by the National Trust for Scotland since 1979.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tarves and Ythanbank.

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is a settlement in , Scotland, situated in the area between and Methlick. Following population growth to over 1,000 residents, is classified as a town in data published by Understanding Scottish Places, a change reported by BBC News in 2025. is situated 4 miles south of Methlick.

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is a village in , Scotland. It is situated on the east bank of the on the B9005, 4 miles north-west of the town of . is situated 3½ miles southeast of Methlick.

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of Fyvie, often simply called "Woodhead", is an inland hamlet in , , Scotland, that lies to the east of near the upper . is situated 4 miles west of Methlick.

Methlick

Latitude
57.4255° or 57° 25′ 32″ north
Longitude
-2.2397° or 2° 14′ 23″ west
Population
634
Elevation
92 feet (28 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB MTK
Open location code
9C9VCQG6+54
Open­Street­Map ID
node 197668162
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2642692
Wiki­data ID
Q6823672
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Methlick” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Methlick”
  • Dutch: “Methlick”
  • French: “Methlick”
  • Irish: “Maothulach”
  • Japanese: “メスリック”
  • Russian: “Метлик (Шотландия)”
  • Russian: “Метлик”
  • Scots: “Methlick”
  • Spanish: “Methlick”
  • Swedish: “Methlick”

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