Collieston
Collieston is a recreation area in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Collieston is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Cransdale Vantage Point, as well as near the cemetery Churchyard of Slains.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Slains Castle and Meikle Loch.
Old Slains Castle
Photo: Martyn Gorman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Slains Castle is a ruined castle near Collieston in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is not to be confused with New Slains Castle, a separate building located five miles northeast. Old Slains Castle is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Collieston.
Meikle Loch
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Meikle Loch is an inland loch some miles north of Collieston, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated as part of the Ythan Estuary complex, along with the Sands of Forvie, as a Special Protection Area for wildlife conservation purposes. Meikle Loch is situated 1½ miles northwest of Collieston.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hackley Head and Newburgh.
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.
Newburgh
Village
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. Newburgh is situated 3 miles southwest of Collieston.
Whinnyfold
Hamlet
Photo: Ken Fitlike, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whinnyfold or Whinneyfold is a small coastal village at the southern end of the Bay of Cruden in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Whinnyfold is a clifftop hamlet of fisher cottages built in the 1860s, replacing an older settlement one mile inland. Whinnyfold is situated 4 miles northeast of Collieston.
Collieston
- Type: Recreation area
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.34764° or 57° 20′ 52″ northLongitude
-1.9341° or 1° 56′ 3″ westOpen location code
9C9W83X8+39OpenStreetMap ID
node 12251337301OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=bathing_place
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