Kemble’s Seat

Kemble’s Seat is a historic site in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Kemble’s Seat is situated nearby to the cemetery Gordon Family Crypt, as well as near the coniferous forest Knockorthie Wood.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Haddo House and Methlick Parish Church, Methlick.

Haddo House

Photo: Fionam890, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Haddo House is a Scottish stately home located near Tarves in Aberdeenshire, approximately 20 miles north of Aberdeen. Completed in 1732 to designs by William Adam, it was the former seat of the Earls and Marquesses of Aberdeen and Temair and has been owned by the National Trust for Scotland since 1979. Haddo House is situated 1,600 feet west of Kemble’s Seat.

Methlick Parish Church, Methlick

Church

Photo: Bill Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Methlick Parish Church, Methlick is situated 2 miles northwest of Kemble’s Seat.

Methlick Village, War Memorial

Memorial

Photo: Bill Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Methlick Village, War Memorial is situated 2 miles northwest of Kemble’s Seat.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Methlick and Ythanbank.

Methlick

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Methlick is a village in Aberdeenshire about 20 miles north of Aberdeen; its main attraction is Haddo House. Methlick derives from Gaelic Maothulach, which may mean "vale of honey".

Ythanbank

Village

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ythanbank is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is situated on the east bank of the River Ythan on the B9005, 4 miles north-west of the town of Ellon. Ythanbank is situated 2 miles east of Kemble’s Seat.

Tarves

Village

Photo: phil smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tarves is a settlement in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated in the Formartine area between Oldmeldrum and Methlick. Following population growth to over 1,000 residents, Tarves is classified as a town in data published by Understanding Scottish Places, a change reported by BBC News in 2025. Tarves is situated 2 miles south of Kemble’s Seat.

Kemble’s Seat

Type: Historic site
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.40266° or 57° 24′ 10″ north

Longitude

-2.21205° or 2° 12′ 43″ west

Open location code

9C9VCQ3Q+35

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2625527567

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gordon Family Crypt and Knockorthie Wood.

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