Harlaw
Harlaw is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Harlaw is situated nearby to the hamlet Balhalgardy, as well as near Lethenty Mill.Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Balquhain and Balquhain Castle.
Balquhain
Archaeological site
Photo: John Berry, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balquhain is a ruined recumbent stone circle 3 miles from Inverurie in Scotland, with views to Mither Tap. Over seventy of these circles are found in lowland Aberdeenshire.
Balquhain Castle
Ruins
Photo: Greg Stringham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balquhain Castle is a ruined tower house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It served as the stronghold of the Leslies of Balquhain. The castle is located 4 kilometres to the west of Inverurie, and is protected as a scheduled monument.
Garioch Heritage Centre
Museum
The Garioch Heritage Centre is a museum in Inverurie. It is owned by the Garioch Heritage Society. Garioch Heritage Centre is situated 2½ miles southeast of Harlaw.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pitcaple and Daviot.
Pitcaple
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pitcaple is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on the banks of the River Urie, 4 miles northwest of Inverurie. Nearby Pitcaple Castle dates from around 1457 and was restored by William Burn in 1835. There is a disused railway station. Pitcaple is situated 1½ miles west of Harlaw.
Daviot
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Daviot is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, located about 4 miles from Inverurie. It is the birthplace of the theologian William Robinson Clark. Daviot is home to the Loanhead of Daviot stone circle, a Neolithic recumbent stone circle comprising ten standing stones and one recumbent stone. Daviot is situated 2 miles north of Harlaw.
Inverurie
Town
Photo: Lizzie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aberdeenshire is a county in the north east of Scotland. It's a long way north - the coastline around Fraserburgh is further north than Newfoundland - but it's mostly lowland, fertile and productive, having more in common with the central belt of Scotland than with the Highlands. Inverurie is situated 2½ miles southeast of Harlaw.
Harlaw
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.31295° or 57° 18′ 47″ northLongitude
-2.42147° or 2° 25′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C9V8H7H+5COpenStreetMap ID
node 9697561280OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletWikidata ID
Q24641410
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Harlaw” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Harlaw”
- Scots: “Haarlaw”
- Swedish: “Harlaw”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Balhalgardy and Lethenty Mill.
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Highlights include Battle of Harlaw (1411) and Gallows Hill.
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