Hell’s Hole

Hell’s Hole is a locality in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Hell’s Hole is situated nearby to the locality Harrol, as well as near the hamlet Whinnyfold.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Old Slains Castle.

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 2 miles southwest of Hell’s Hole.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whinnyfold and Cruden Bay.

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.

Cruden Bay

Village

Photo: DavidDixon, Public domain.

Cruden Bay is a small village in Scotland, on the north coast of the Bay of Cruden in Aberdeenshire, 26 miles north of Aberdeen. Just west of Slains Castle, local tradition associates Cruden Bay with a supposed battle in which the Scots under King Malcolm… Cruden Bay is situated 2½ miles north of Hell’s Hole.

Hatton

Village

Photo: Gav barnett, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hatton is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland that lies on the A90 road, approximately equidistant from both Ellon and Peterhead. It has a biscuit factory that was once called Simmers – it was Hatton's only claim to fame, as it supplied biscuits to such upmarket shops as Marks and Spencers. Hatton is situated 3½ miles northwest of Hell’s Hole.

Hell’s Hole

Type: Locality
Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.38127° or 57° 22′ 53″ north

Longitude

-1.8745° or 1° 52′ 28″ west

Open location code

9C9W94JG+G6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 14243703354

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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