Scalan
Scalan is a locality in Moray, Scotland. Scalan is situated nearby to the village Chapeltown, as well as near the locality Bridge of Slateford.Places of Interest
Highlights include Scalan and Càrn Mòr.
Scalan
Museum
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Scalan was a Scottish Catholic seminary and one of the few places in Scotland where the Catholic faith was kept alive during the anti-Catholic persecutions of the 18th century.
Càrn Mòr
Peak
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Càrn Mòr is the highest mountain of the Ladder Hills on the border of Aberdeenshire and Moray, Scotland. It is located northeast of the Cairngorm Mountains near Strathdon. It rises high above Glenlivet in an area once renowned for its whisky smuggling.
Lecht Mine
Industrial building
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lecht Mine is an industrial building, which is situated 2½ miles south of Scalan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tomintoul.
Tomintoul
Village
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tomintoul is a village in the Moray council area of Scotland in the historic county of Banffshire. Within Cairngorms National Park, the village lies close to the banks of the River Avon and is said by some to be the highest village in the Scottish Highlands, although at 345 m it is still much lower than the highest village in Scotland. Tomintoul is situated 5 miles west of Scalan.
Scalan
- Type: Locality
- Location: Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.25985° or 57° 15′ 36″ northLongitude
-3.25137° or 3° 15′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C9R7P5X+WFOpenStreetMap ID
node 6012937329OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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