Coalford
Coalford is a village in Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is slightly north of the River Dee and about 1 mile west of Peterculter. The population is around 100.Photo: Alan Findlay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Normandykes and Maryculter House.
Normandykes
Archaeological site
Normandykes is the site of a Roman marching camp 1 mile to the southwest of Peterculter, City of Aberdeen, Scotland. The near-rectangular site, measuring approximately 860 by 510 metres, covers about 106 acres of the summit and eastern slopes of a hill overlooking the River Dee and the B9077 road further south.
Maryculter House
Hotel
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maryculter House is a historic house in the village of Maryculter, or Kirkton of Maryculter, in the Lower Deeside area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
The Den and the Glen
Theme park
Photo: Colin Walker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Den and the Glen is a children's park in Maryculter, Scotland, near the city of Aberdeen, which opened in 1984. The park features outdoor play areas and sculptural displays depicting characters from fairy tales, nursery rhymes, and popular children’s television and film franchises. The Den and the Glen is situated 2½ miles east of Coalford.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peterculter and Drumoak.
Peterculter
Village
Photo: Colin Walker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Peterculter, also known as Culter, is an outer suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland, about eight miles from the city centre. It lies on the north bank of the River Dee, at its confluence with the Culter Burn.
Drumoak
Village
Drumoak is a village situated between Peterculter and Banchory in North Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, which is classified as a town by the Understanding Scottish Places programme. Drumoak is situated 2 miles west of Coalford.
Maryculter
Village
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Maryculter or Kirkton of Maryculter is a village in the Lower Deeside area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The River Dee separates it from the town of Peterculter, and the B979 road runs through Maryculter. Maryculter House Hotel lies slightly north of the village along the south bank of the River Dee and to the west of Templars Park. Maryculter is situated 2 miles east of Coalford.
Coalford
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.08879° or 57° 5′ 20″ northLongitude
-2.29479° or 2° 17′ 41″ westOpen location code
9C9V3PQ4+G3OpenStreetMap ID
node 3430870846OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletWikidata ID
Q5137878
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In Other Languages
From Basque to French—“Coalford” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Coalford”
- Dutch: “Coalford”
- French: “Coalford”
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