Upper Lake
Upper Lake is in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Upper Lake is situated nearby to Haddo Country Park, as well as near the coniferous forest Knockorthie Wood.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Haddo House and Methlick Parish Church, Methlick.
Haddo House
Photo: Fionam890, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Haddo House is a Scottish stately home located near Tarves in Aberdeenshire, approximately 20 miles north of Aberdeen. Completed in 1732 to designs by William Adam, it was the former seat of the Earls and Marquesses of Aberdeen and Temair and has been owned by the National Trust for Scotland since 1979. Haddo House is situated 3,000 feet west of Upper Lake.
Methlick Parish Church, Methlick
Church
Photo: Bill Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Methlick Parish Church, Methlick is situated 2 miles northwest of Upper Lake.
Methlick Village, War Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Bill Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Methlick Village, War Memorial is situated 2 miles northwest of Upper Lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ythanbank and Methlick.
Ythanbank
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ythanbank is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is situated on the east bank of the River Ythan on the B9005, 4 miles north-west of the town of Ellon. Ythanbank is situated 1½ miles east of Upper Lake.
Methlick
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Methlick is a village in Aberdeenshire about 20 miles north of Aberdeen; its main attraction is Haddo House. Methlick derives from Gaelic Maothulach, which may mean "vale of honey".
Tarves
Village
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Tarves is a settlement in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated in the Formartine area between Oldmeldrum and Methlick. Following population growth to over 1,000 residents, Tarves is classified as a town in data published by Understanding Scottish Places, a change reported by BBC News in 2025. Tarves is situated 2 miles south of Upper Lake.
Upper Lake
Latitude
57.40145° or 57° 24′ 5″ northLongitude
-2.20542° or 2° 12′ 20″ westOpen location code
9C9VCQ2V+HROpenStreetMap ID
way 105133449OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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