Alton

Alton is a farm in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Alton is situated nearby to the forest Newseat Community Woodland, as well as near the reservoir Polinar Dam.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Easter Aquhorthies stone circle and Inverurie railway station.

Easter Aquhorthies stone circle

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Easter Aquhorthies stone circle, located near Inverurie in north-east Scotland, is one of the best-preserved examples of a recumbent stone circle and one of the few that still have their full complement of stones and the only one that has all its stones still standing without having been re-erected. Easter Aquhorthies stone circle is situated 1 mile southwest of Alton.

Inverurie railway station

Railway station

Photo: Scott Cormie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Inverurie railway station is a railway station serving the town of Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is managed by ScotRail and is on the Aberdeen to Inverness Line, which is mostly single track north of this point, between Kintore and Insch. Inverurie railway station is situated 2 miles east of Alton.

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. Balquhain Castle is situated 1½ miles northwest of Alton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Inverurie and 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 2 miles east of Alton.

Harlaw

Hamlet

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Harlaw is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles north of Alton.

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 3 miles northwest of Alton.

Alton

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

57.28366° or 57° 17′ 1″ north

Longitude

-2.42534° or 2° 25′ 31″ west

Open location code

9C9V7HMF+FV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1037434739

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=farmyard

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