Culter Compensation Dam
Culter Compensation Dam is a pond in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Culter Compensation Dam is situated nearby to North Lasts Quarry, as well as near the peak Hill of Ord.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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 include Cullerlie stone circle and Proposed Aberdeen stadium.
Cullerlie stone circle
Archaeological site
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 2020 had grown to a population of 12,110.
Garlogie
Village
Photo: Alan Findlay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Garlogie is a roadside hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was, during the 19th century, 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″ northLongitude
-2.2976° or 2° 17′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C9V4PG2+XXOpenStreetMap ID
way 110682761OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=pondWikidata ID
Q124800824
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include North Lasts Quarry and Hill of Ord.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Wester Ord and Mid Ord Farm.
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