Townhead
Townhead is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Townhead is situated nearby to the hamlet Woodside of Ardoe, as well as near Jockston.Places of Interest
Highlights include Blairs College and Hare Moss.
Blairs College
Museum
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's College, Blairs, situated near Aberdeen in Scotland, was from 1829 to 1986 a junior seminary for boys and young men studying for the Roman Catholic priesthood.
Hare Moss
Hare Moss is a bog in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in the vicinity of Banchory-Devenick. Hare Moss is a significant wetland ecosystem.Cults Academy
School
Photo: Drajcoshi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cults Academy is an Aberdeen City Council secondary school in Cults, Aberdeen, Scotland. It was the recipient of The Sunday Times Scottish State Secondary School of the Year Award 2008 because of its outstanding exam results that year, having been rated 3rd in 2005. Cults Academy is situated 2 miles northwest of Townhead.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Banchory-Devenick and Cults.
Banchory-Devenick
Hamlet
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Banchory-Devenick is a hamlet approximately two kilometres south of the city of Aberdeen, Scotland in the Lower Deeside area of Aberdeenshire. The hamlet should not be confused with the historic civil parish of the same name which spanned the River Dee until 1891, its northern part lying in Aberdeenshire and its southern part in Kincardineshire.
Cults
Suburb
Photo: Oyoyoy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cults is a suburb on the western edge of Aberdeen, Scotland. It lies on the banks of the River Dee and marks the eastern boundary of Royal Deeside. Cults, known for its historic granite housing, sits approximately six miles from the coast of the North Sea. Cults is situated 1½ miles north of Townhead.
Bieldside
Suburb
Bieldside is a suburb to the west of Aberdeen City Centre, Scotland. Together with the neighbouring suburb of Cults, it is the wealthiest area in Scotland. Bieldside is situated 2 miles northwest of Townhead.
Townhead
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.09619° or 57° 5′ 46″ northLongitude
-2.16576° or 2° 9′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C9V3RWM+FMOpenStreetMap ID
node 14027155995OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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