Knock Castle is a ruined tower house in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland. It is typical of the traditional type of residence of a laird, a Scottish landed gentleman. Knock Castle is situated 1¼ miles west of Local Walks around Ballater.

Birkhall

Manor estate

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Birkhall is a 210 km2 estate on Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, owned by King Charles III. It is located alongside the River Muick to the south-west of Ballater. Birkhall is situated 2 miles southwest of Local Walks around Ballater.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ballater and Tullich.

Ballater

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Ballater is a town in Aberdeenshire about 25 miles west of Aberdeen. It grew up as resort town in the Victorian era and in 2022 had a population of 1400.

Tullich

Village

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Tullich is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is known as the birthplace of St. Nathalan and also as the site of some noted Pictish stones. The church is the site of a ruined church, built in around 1400. Tullich is situated 1½ miles northeast of Local Walks around Ballater.

Dinnet

Village

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Dinnet is a village in the Marr area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Approximately equidistant from Deeside towns Aboyne and Ballater and situated on the main A93 road in the valley of the River Dee, it is said to be the gateway to both the Highlands and the Cairngorms National Park. Dinnet is situated 6 miles east of Local Walks around Ballater.

Local Walks around Ballater

Type: Sign
Categories: information and tourism
Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.04857° or 57° 2′ 55″ north

Longitude

-3.03924° or 3° 2′ 21″ west

Open location code

9C9R2XX6+C8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3801220382

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=information

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