Ardiecow

Ardiecow is a dwelling in Moray, Scotland. Ardiecow is situated nearby to the forest Cotton Hill, as well as near the hamlet Deskford.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old Church of St John and Fordyce Castle.

Old Church of St John

Ruins

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The Old Church of St John is a ruined church, incorporating a finely carved sacrament house and situated within a historic burial ground in Kirktown of Deskford in Moray, Scotland. Old Church of St John is situated 1¼ miles west of Ardiecow.

Fordyce Castle

Castle

Photo: Dominic Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fordyce Castle is a T-plan castle, its oldest part dating from 1592, about three miles south-west of Portsoy, in the village of Fordyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Fordyce Castle is situated 2½ miles northeast of Ardiecow.

Fordyce Academy

School

Fordyce Academy, known until the mid-19th century as Fordyce School, and also sometimes called Smith's Academy, was a famous grammar school in the village of Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland, founded about 1592, refounded in 1790, and closed in 1964. Fordyce Academy is situated 2 miles northeast of Ardiecow.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Deskford and Fordyce.

Deskford

Hamlet

Deskford is a parish and a small settlement in Moray, Scotland, formerly in Banffshire. A number of significant historical and archaeological remains have been found in the area, notably the remains of a carnyx.

Fordyce

Village

Photo: Dominic Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fordyce is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland that is slightly inland from the point where the Burn of Fordyce meets the sea between Cullen and Portsoy. Fordyce is situated 2½ miles northeast of Ardiecow.