Meikleton
Meikleton is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Meikleton is situated nearby to the hamlet Lessendrum, as well as near the locality Bissetcross.Places of Interest
Highlights include Frendraught Castle and Bognie Castle.
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 Meikleton.
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. Bognie Castle is situated 2 miles north of Meikleton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Drumblade and Brideswell.
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.
Brideswell
Hamlet
Brideswell is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is named in honour of Brigid of Ireland. Brideswell is situated 1½ miles south of Meikleton.
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 2½ miles northeast of Meikleton.
Meikleton
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.46209° or 57° 27′ 44″ northLongitude
-2.6929° or 2° 41′ 34″ westOpen location code
9C9VF864+RROpenStreetMap ID
node 10315760403OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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