Forvie National Nature Reserve Visitor Centre

Forvie National Nature Reserve Visitor Centre is a museum in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Forvie National Nature Reserve Visitor Centre is situated near the cemetery Churchyard of Slains, as well as near the church Slains Kirk.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Old Slains Castle and Meikle Loch.

Old Slains Castle

Photo: Martyn Gorman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Slains Castle is a ruined castle near Collieston in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is not to be confused with New Slains Castle, a separate building located five miles northeast. Old Slains Castle is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Forvie National Nature Reserve Visitor Centre.

Meikle Loch

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Meikle Loch is an inland loch some miles north of Collieston, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated as part of the Ythan Estuary complex, along with the Sands of Forvie, as a Special Protection Area for wildlife conservation purposes. Meikle Loch is situated 1¼ miles north of Forvie National Nature Reserve Visitor Centre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hackley Head and Newburgh.

Hackley Head

Locality

Hackley Head is a coastal headland in Aberdeenshire, in north-east Scotland. It lies south of Hackley Bay and north of the Sands of Forvie and the Ythan estuary, near the village of Collieston.

Newburgh

Village

Photo: Zboralski, CC0.

Newburgh is a coastal village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The village dates to 1261 AD, when William St. Clair, 6th Baron of Roslin, wanted to establish a chapel in the area. Originally built as a school, somewhat later the chapel of Holy Rood was established. Newburgh is situated 3 miles southwest of Forvie National Nature Reserve Visitor Centre.

Whinnyfold

Hamlet

Photo: Ken Fitlike, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Whinnyfold or Whinneyfold is a small coastal village at the southern end of the Bay of Cruden in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Whinnyfold is a clifftop hamlet of fisher cottages built in the 1860s, replacing an older settlement one mile inland. Whinnyfold is situated 4 miles northeast of Forvie National Nature Reserve Visitor Centre.

Forvie National Nature Reserve Visitor Centre

Type: Museum
Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.35101° or 57° 21′ 4″ north

Longitude

-1.9454° or 1° 56′ 43″ west

Open location code

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OpenStreetMap ID

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OpenStreetMap feature

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Churchyard of Slains and Slains Kirk.

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Places to explore: Sand Loch and Post Office.

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