Culter Compensation Dam

Culter Compensation Dam is a pond in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Culter Compensation Dam is situated near North Lasts Quarry, as well as near the peak Hill of Ord.

Type: Pond
Description: reservoir on the Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City border, Scotland, UK, on Ord Burn
Also known as: “Culter Dam”, “Inverord Loch”, “Ord Dam”, and “Silver Dam”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Cullerlie stone circle and Proposed Aberdeen stadium.

Cullerlie stone circle

Archaeological site

Photo: Wmck, CC BY 2.5.

Cullerlie stone circle, also known as the Standing Stones of Echt, is a small stone circle situated near Echt, Aberdeenshire. It consists of eight irregular stones of red granite arranged at approximately equal intervals to form a circle of 10.2 m diameter, enclosing the same number of small cairns. Cullerlie stone circle is situated 2 miles west of Culter Compensation Dam.

Proposed Aberdeen stadium

The new Aberdeen stadium is a football stadium under early stages of construction in Kingswells, Aberdeen, Scotland. The new stadium, called Kingsford Stadium, would be the home of Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen FC to replace the existing Pittodrie Stadium. Proposed Aberdeen stadium is situated 2 miles northeast of Culter Compensation Dam.

Westhill Academy

School

Photo: Bill Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Westhill Academy is an Aberdeenshire Council secondary school in Westhill, near Aberdeen, Scotland, serving the Westhill, Elrick and Skene areas of Aberdeenshire. Westhill Academy is situated 2 miles north of Culter Compensation Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elrick and Westhill.

Elrick

Village

Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Elrick is a small village on the A944 road 7+1⁄2 miles west of the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. The name derives from a Gaelic word meaning a place where deer were driven for hunting. Elrick is situated 1½ miles north of Culter Compensation Dam.

Westhill

Photo: HARTLEPOOLMARINA2014, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Westhill is a town in Aberdeenshire, seven miles west of Aberdeen. It was built as a "greenfield" commuter town and industrial park from 1968, and by 2022 had grown to a population of 12,000.

Garlogie

Village

Photo: Alan Findlay, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Garlogie is a roadside hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. During the 19th century, it was the site of a textile milling settlement using water from Loch of Skene. Garlogie is situated 2½ miles northwest of Culter Compensation Dam.

Culter Compensation Dam

Categories: reservoir and body of water
Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.12748° or 57° 7′ 39″ north

Longitude

-2.2976° or 2° 17′ 51″ west

Open location code

9C9V4PG2+XX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 110682761

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=pond

Wikidata ID

Q124800824

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: North Lasts Quarry and Hill of Ord.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Wester Ord and Mid Ord Farm.

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