Bishopston

Bishopston is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Bishopston is situated nearby to the hamlet Sunnyside, as well as near The Crossroads.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hare Moss and Portlethen railway station.

Hare Moss

Hare Moss is a bog in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in the vicinity of Banchory-Devenick. Hare Moss is a significant wetland ecosystem.

Portlethen railway station

Railway station

Photo: Bill Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Portlethen railway station serves the town of Portlethen in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is sited 232 miles 59 chains from Carlisle via Perth, and is between Stonehaven and Aberdeen, on the Dundee to Aberdeen line. Portlethen railway station is situated 2 miles southeast of Bishopston.

St Mary's College, Blairs, situated near Aberdeen in Scotland, was from 1829 to 1986 a junior seminary for boys and young men studying for the Roman Catholic priesthood. Blairs College is situated 1½ miles northwest of Bishopston.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portlethen and Cammachmore.

Portlethen

Town

Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Portlethen is a town located approximately 7 miles south of Aberdeen, Scotland, along the A92. The population according to the 2022 census was 8,969 making it the seventh most populous settlement within Aberdeenshire. Portlethen is situated 2 miles southeast of Bishopston.

Cammachmore

Village

Photo: Dominic Dawn Harry and Jacob Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cammachmore is a hamlet in the coastal region near the North Sea in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies slightly west of the A92 road and the ancient Causey Mounth passes through the community. Cammachmore is situated 2½ miles south of Bishopston.

Portlethen Village

Village

Photo: Richard Slessor, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Portlethen Village is a settlement located to the east of Portlethen along the North Sea coast in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The village is also known as Old Portlethen. The skerry of Craigmaroinn is situated just off the coastline near Portlethen Village. Portlethen Village is situated 2½ miles southeast of Bishopston.

Bishopston

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.08075° or 57° 4′ 51″ north

Longitude

-2.16671° or 2° 10′ 0″ west

Open location code

9C9V3RJM+78

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6164070631

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

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