Uras Knaps

Uras Knaps is a locality in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Uras Knaps is situated nearby to the locality Crawton, as well as near the village Mill of Uras.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fowlsheugh and Dunnottar Castle.

Fowlsheugh

Nature reserve

Photo: Covalent, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Fowlsheugh is a coastal nature reserve in Kincardineshire, northeast Scotland, known for its 70-metre-high cliff formations and habitat supporting prolific seabird nesting colonies.

Dunnottar Castle

Castle

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dunnottar Castle is a ruined medieval fortress located upon a rocky headland on the northeast coast of Scotland, about 2 miles south of Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire. Dunnottar Castle is situated 2 miles north of Uras Knaps.

Dunnicaer

Archaeological site

Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dunnicaer, or Dun-na-caer, is a precipitous sea stack just off the coast of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, between Dunnottar Castle and Stonehaven. Despite the unusual difficulty of access, in 1832 Pictish symbol stones were found on the summit and 21st-century archaeology has discovered evidence of a Pictish hill fort which may have incorporated the stones in its structure. Dunnicaer is situated 2½ miles north of Uras Knaps.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Crawton and Catterline.

Crawton

Locality

Photo: Stuart Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Crawton is a former fishing community on the southeast Aberdeenshire coast in Scotland, deserted since 1927. Approximately three miles south of Stonehaven, Crawton Farm lies to the north of Catterline above a shingle beach.

Catterline

Village

Photo: Leonardopgentile, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Catterline is a coastal village on the North Sea in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is situated about 5 miles south of Stonehaven; nearby to the north are Dunnottar Castle and Fowlsheugh Nature Reserve. Catterline is situated 1½ miles south of Uras Knaps.

Stonehaven

Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Stonehaven is a small fishing port in Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland, 15 miles south of Aberdeen. Its main attraction is Dunnottar Castle, scenically perched on a headland south of town.

Uras Knaps

Type: Locality
Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.91922° or 56° 55′ 9″ north

Longitude

-2.20439° or 2° 12′ 16″ west

Open location code

9C8VWQ9W+M6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9235568174

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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