Knightsmill
Knightsmill is a locality in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Knightsmill is situated nearby to the hamlet Meikleton, as well as near Lessendrum.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bognie Castle and Frendraught Castle.
Bognie Castle
Ruins
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bognie Castle is a ruined castle on Bognie Estate, between Huntly and Banff, in the parish of Forgue, Aberdeenshire region of Scotland. Once rising four storeys high, it is thought to have been constructed in the 1660s by the Morisons of Bognie.
Frendraught Castle
Castle
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Frendraught Castle or House is a 17th-century house, about 6 miles east of Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and 1 mile west of Largue, on the site of a 13th-century castle. Frendraught Castle is situated 2 miles east of Knightsmill.
Yonder Bognie
Archaeological site
Yonder Bognie is a recumbent stone circle near Forgue in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Yonder Bognie is situated 2 miles north of Knightsmill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Drumblade and Forgue.
Drumblade
Hamlet
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Drumblade is a hamlet in north-western Aberdeenshire, Scotland, which lies 4¾ miles east of the town of Huntly. Drumblade is situated 1½ miles south of Knightsmill.
Forgue
Village
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Forgue is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire. It lies 35 miles northwest of Aberdeen and 8 miles northeast of Huntly. It is northwest of the village Largue. The hamlet is surrounded by the lands of Bognie Estate, which have been held by the Morisons of Bognie since 1635. Forgue is situated 1½ miles northeast of Knightsmill.
Brideswell
Hamlet
Brideswell is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is named in honour of Brigid of Ireland. Brideswell is situated 2½ miles south of Knightsmill.
Knightsmill
- Type: Locality
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.47373° or 57° 28′ 25″ northLongitude
-2.68311° or 2° 40′ 59″ westOpen location code
9C9VF8F8+FQOpenStreetMap ID
node 10315760387OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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