Glass

Glass is a parish about 8 miles west of , , Scotland. It is now wholly located in Aberdeenshire but before the reorganisation of Scottish county boundaries in 1891 it was partly in Banffshire.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 279 residents
  • Description: parish in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Glass, Aberdeenshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bridge of Haugh, War Memorial and Glass Parish Church.

Memorial
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Castle
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a Z-plan castle dating from the mid-16th century, about two miles south of Glass, in hilly country in the valley of the Deveron, in , . Alternative names are Beldornie, Beldornay and Beldorny. is situated 1½ miles south of Glass.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ardonald and Dunbennan.

Hamlet
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a rural area near in , Scotland. is situated 3½ miles northeast of Glass.

Hamlet
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a settlement near , Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The name comes from the Gaelic dun-beinnean, or the fort of the little hill, and originally denoted what is now Hill. is situated 5 miles east of Glass.

Village
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, also written Cairney, is a village in , Scotland. It is in the district of . It has a primary school, Cairney Primary School. is situated 5 miles northeast of Glass.

Glass

Latitude
57.44215° or 57° 26′ 32″ north
Longitude
-2.96114° or 2° 57′ 40″ west
Population
279
Open location code
9C9VC2RQ+VG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5923920319
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q15059178
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In Other Languages

From Basque to French—“Glass” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Glass (Aberdeenshire)”
  • Basque: “Glass”
  • Dutch: “Glass, Huntly”
  • Dutch: “Glass”
  • French: “Glass”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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